Implementing Sustainability Strategies in Networks and Clusters Principles, Tools, and New Research Outcomes /

• Main Author: De Chiara, Alessandra (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance,
• Subjects: Business.; Small business.; Industrial management > Environmental aspects.; Social responsibility of business.; Sustainable development.; Industrial organization.; Business and Management.; Corporate Social Responsibility.; Industrial Organization.; Sustainability Management.; Sustainable Development.; Small Business.

This book investigates the dynamics of the management of sustainability in networks and clusters – an area of increasing importance that is neglected by the many studies addressing sustainability at the single-enterprise level. The focus is in particular on projects involving groups of enterprises w...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: From Corporate Social Responsibility to Cluster Sustainability
• 1 The Territory and Business Competitiveness
• 2 Social Capital and Sustainability Strategies
• 3 Principles and Tools to Manage Clusters Sustainability
• Part II: Industrial District Sustainability in Southern Italy: Results of Empirical Research in Campania
• 4 Research Methodology and Results
• 5 Levels of Sustainability in Industrial Districts and Production Centres in Campania
• 6 Industrial District Sustainability and Local Development: Proposals for Institutional Bodies.