TY - BOOK AU - Whitfield,Ronald M. TI - A primer on sustainability in the business environment SN - 9781606496343 U1 - 338.927 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Business Expert Press KW - Management KW - Environmental aspects KW - Sustainability N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Sustainability: meaning and context -- 2. Systems and tools for sustainability -- 3. Thinking about major sustainability issues -- 4. Decision making in sustainability: case studies -- 5. Concluding thoughts N2 - Provides an introduction to knowledge and skills needed to help organizations understand and act upon the principles of sustainability, gaining a deeper understanding of the relationships among business, society, and the environment. The approach is to examine a variety of market failures and how different businesses choose to respond to them, exploring strategies to correct these market failures - with improved product innovation, entrepreneurial activity, and government action ER -