Essays on sustainability and management : emerging perspectives

• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [Place of publication not identified] : SPRINGER, 2017.
• Series: India studies in business and economics,
• Subjects: Sustainability.; Sustainable development.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

This book offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability and management in India and through its insightful essays highlights the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability as a concept. It also demonstrates the debates surrounding the concept of sustainability and its ramifications for gr...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Introduction; References; Sustainability as a Normative Concept; 1 Sustainable Development and the Concept of a Good Life; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Dimensions of a Good Life; 1.3 Individual Well-being; 1.4 The Subjective Aspects of Well-being; 1.5 Lifestyles and the Quality of Life; 1.6 Well-being and Objective Conditions; 1.7 Concern for Others as an Influence on Well-being; 1.8 Time and Sustainable Development-The Changing Quality of Life; 1.9 Having a Good Life and Living Well; 1.10 Concluding Remarks; References.
• 2 Sustainable Development and the Agenda of Global Social JusticeAbstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Paradigms in Perspective; 2.3 Understanding Sustainability and Sustainable Development; 2.3.1 Conditions of Unsustainability; 2.3.2 Sustainability as Human Responsibility; 2.3.3 Sustainable Development; 2.4 Global Social Justice; 2.5 Sustainable Development and Global Social Justice; 2.6 How Can It Be Sustainable When It Is Unjust?; 2.7 Just Institutions, Justice, and Just Sustainability; 2.8 Conclusion; References.
• 3 Role of Religion in Conflict Prevention for Social and Environmental Sustainability: Experiential Insights from IndiaAbstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Religious Plurality as a Conflict Prevention Strategy; 3.3 Exemplars of Religious Pluralism; 3.4 Environmental Sustainability Through Religious and Philosophical Approaches; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Sustainability Concept at the Global Level; 4 Sustainable Development Concept in the WTO Jurisprudence: Contradictions and Connivance; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Sustainable Development in the WTO Agreement: The Legal Framework.
• 4.3 S & D Treatment Provisions: The Developmental Dimension4.4 Environment/Health Protection as Sustainable Development; 4.5 Selective Approach to "Sustainable Development" in WTO Adjudication Process; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Sustainability Practices in Indian Organisations and Consumer Behaviour; 5 Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Study of a Global Automaker's Indian Operations; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Literature Review; 5.3 Methodology; 5.4 Findings; 5.5 Discussion and Conclusions; References; 6 Green Marketing in India: A Perspective; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction.
• 6.2 Green Marketing: An Overview6.2.1 Firms and Sustainability Initiatives; 6.2.2 Communicating Green Value; 6.2.3 Green Attitude and Behaviour; 6.2.4 The Green Consumer; 6.3 Green Marketing and India; 6.3.1 Sustainable Practices and Firms in India; 6.3.2 Green and the Indian Consumer; 6.4 Conclusion; References; 7 Have Green, Pay More: An Empirical Investigation of Consumer's Attitude Towards Green Packaging in an Emerging Economy; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Literature Review; 7.2.1 Green Marketing; 7.2.2 Role of Packaging and Its Effect on Product Evaluation; 7.2.3 Green Packaging.