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Green Products Perspectives on Innovation and Adoption [Hardcover]

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  • Category: Books (Business & Economics)
  • ISBN-10:  1439854653
  • ISBN-10:  1439854653
  • ISBN-13:  9781439854655
  • ISBN-13:  9781439854655
  • Publisher:  Productivity Press
  • Publisher:  Productivity Press
  • Pages:  226
  • Pages:  226
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Pub Date:  01-Sep-2011
  • Pub Date:  01-Sep-2011
  • SKU:  1439854653-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  1439854653-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 100791354
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Sharing successful examples of sustainable products from around the world, Green Products: Perspectives on Innovation and Adoptionsupplies an in-depth analysis of the key factors that influence the adoption of sustainable products. It examines case studies of green production and consumption from a business perspectiveconsidering both technological and public-policy concerns. The text presents stories of success in green production and explains what made them successful. It includes coverage of:

  • Sustainable tourism in the Galapagos Islands
  • The revival of battery-powered electric vehicles in Japan
  • The transition from oil dependency to sustainability in Denmark
  • The promise of sugarcane ethanol as a cleaner fuel alternative
  • Sustainable urban mass transport

Mapping the universe of green products, this book is the result of a joint effort of researchers affiliated with the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Praise for the book:

... covers a wide range of topics, from energy to automobiles to tourism, in impressive depth.
Michael A. Cusumano, author of Staying Power, and SMR Distinguished Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

& should be on the shelf of every manager and educator, as resource and inspiration.
Andrew A. King, professor, Tuck School of Business, and co-founder, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability

& an excellent starting point in the analysis of production possibilities compatible with the requirements of sustainability and environmental friendliness.
Emilio Ontiveros, AFI chairman and board member of IberdlÓg

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