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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

15. General Patterns and Conclusions

Authors : Stefan Schaltegger, Dorli Harms

Published in: Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Do global patterns of corporate sustainability management exist or are national differences reflected in substantially different corporate practices? This chapter reviews the literature supporting these two lines of argumentation. By taking a ‘bird’s view’ of the overall patterns of sustainability management, we examine whether similarities or differences are predominant on the basis of the International Corporate Sustainability Barometer data. The key findings are that similarities predominate for the overall pattern but some national differences are found when examining the results in detail.

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Metadata
Title
General Patterns and Conclusions
Authors
Stefan Schaltegger
Dorli Harms
Copyright Year
2014
Book
Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-06226-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-06227-3

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06227-3_15