Jorge E. Rivera (Washington DC George Washington University), Chang Hoon Oh (University of Kansas), Jennifer Oetzel (Washington DC American University)

Business Adaptation to Climate Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Organizations and the Natural Environment
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781108744829
• ISBN-10: 1108744826
• Artikelnr.: 62923383

Autorenporträt

Jorge E. Rivera is a Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy and Tucker Fellow at The George Washington University's School of Business. He has published over 50 manuscripts and two books, including Business and Public Policy (Cambridge 2010) which received the 2011 Outstanding Book Award from the Organizations and the Natural Environment Division of the Academy of Management. Professor Rivera is founding Co-Editor of the Cambridge University Press's Book series on Organizations and the Natural Environment.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. 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 adaptation
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. Conclusions: 9. Business adaptation to climate change:
Conclusions, limitations and future research.