Inferring principles for sustainable development of business through analogies from ecological systems

The literature in the field of sustainable development (SD) of businesses is piecemeal and diverse. This paper identifies and integrates principles that businesses could use for transformation towards SD. This is done through analogical reasoning from the source context of ecological systems to the...

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Main Authors: K. Sriram, L.S. Ganesh, R. Madhumathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:IIMB Management Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0970389612001322