Toward a Theory of Sustainability Management: Uncovering and Integrating the Nearly Obvious

Organization and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-30

  Starik, Mark ^a   Kanashiro, Patricia ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystems; multilevel; multisystems; social issues; sustainability management theory; theory building

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84875082597     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026612474958     Document Type: Article

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