Sustainable Operations Strategies The Impact of Human Resource Manag

This book provides detailed guidance on how sustainability, in terms of the triple bottom line, can be developed in operations strategies via human resource management (HRM) and organizational practices such as teamwork, training and employee involvement.

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Annachiara Longoni

Sustainable Operations Strategies The Impact of Human Resource Management and Organisational Practices on the Triple Bottom Line

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology PoliMI SpringerBriefs

Editorial Board Barbara Pernici, Milano, Italy Stefano Della Torre, Milano, Italy Bianca M. Colosimo, Milano, Italy Tiziano Faravelli, Milano, Italy Roberto Paolucci, Milano, Italy Silvia Piardi, Milano, Italy

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Annachiara Longoni

Sustainable Operations Strategies The Impact of Human Resource Management and Organisational Practices on the Triple Bottom Line

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Annachiara Longoni ESADE Business School Ramon Llull University Barcelona Spain

ISSN  2282-2577 ISSN  2282-2585  (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-06351-5 ISBN 978-3-319-06352-2  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06352-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014942320 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

Sustainability is becoming a key business imperative. For the sake of their longterm success, companies have increasingly recognised the need to ensure the future of both humans and the Earth (Hay et al. 2005;