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"This book addresses management and public policy students and scholars seeking a better understanding of the elements of successful business climate change adaptation strategies. It is also aimed at business and non-profit organization leaders and policy makers interested in developing and pro...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Organizations and the natural environment
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| Summary: |
"This book addresses management and public policy students and scholars seeking a better understanding of the elements of successful business climate change adaptation strategies. It is also aimed at business and non-profit organization leaders and policy makers interested in developing and promoting such effective strategies"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-272) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108835725 1108835724 9781108744829 1108744826 |
| Index Number: | HD30 |
| CLC: | F406-05 |
| Call Number: | F406-05/R621 |
| Contents: | Part I. Introduction : 1. Introduction: Why adaptation to climate change? -- Part II. Conceptual framework: Understanding business adaptation to climate change : 2. Business adaptation limits and resilience to climate change adversity -- 3. Adaptation to slow-onset nature adversity intensity -- 4. Can you learn from the second kick of a mule? MNCs foreign investment, natural disasters, and country governance -- 5. Disasters experience and MNC subsidiary entry and expansion -- Part III. Empirical studies of business adaptation to nature adversity : 6. Canary in the coal mine: Western U.S. ski industry to warmer temperatures -- 7. MNCs disregard of natural disasters and the role of host country context -- 8. MNC disaster experience and foreign subsidiary investment -- Part IV. Conclusion : 9. Business adaptation to climate change: conclusions, limitations, and future research. |