Description
In an increasingly changing and complex environment, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, effective knowledge management, and intellectual assets represent the basis of today’s innovations and therefore the new ways for organizations to compete in the marketplace. In this regard, organizations need to incorporate a sustainable approach to their operations because there is a growing awareness of environmental issues among customers. They are faced with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, and the development of sustainable practices can lead to sustainable competitive advantages over time.
Intellectual Capital as a Precursor to Sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility provides a body of research that explores the theoretical and practical aspects of linking corporate profitability, intangible assets, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability with respect to business management practices. Covering topics such as green intellectual capital, ecology of organizations, and green knowledge, this premier reference work is an essential resource for business practitioners, small business owners, entrepreneurs, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara (Ed.)
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara
is Professor of Business Organization at the University of Alicante (Spain). He holds a PhD in Economics and his doctoral dissertation focused in strategic alliances management. His research interests are on Strategic Management and Tourism Management. He is author of several books, book chapters and international articles related to teaching methodology and the areas above mentioned. On the other hand, he is member of the Tourism Research Institute at the University of Alicante since its foundation. He has participated in many public- and private-funded projects, being the main researcher in many of them. He was assistant dean of the Economics Faculty at the University of Alicante during eight years, holding now the position of Head of the Department of Business Organization at this University.
Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez (Ed.)
Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez (PhD, University of Alicante, Spain) is a Professor at the Department of Business Management at the University of Alicante, Spain. She holds the position of Coordinator of the University Master’s Degree in Tourism Management and Planning. Her primary research interests are knowledge management and intellectual capital, strategic management and tourism management. She has published research papers in international journals including Journal of Business Research, Regional Studies, Journal of Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Research and Practice, Journal of Intellectual Capital, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, Business Strategy & Environment, Intangible Capital, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Current Issues in Tourism, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Tourism Economics and Tourism Management. She has been involved in several national and international scientific and academic research projects.
Javier Martínez-Falcó (Ed.)
Javier Martínez Falcó
is Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Alicante. In the field of research, he focuses his interest on issues related to the Strategic Management of the Company, specifically in the areas of Knowledge Management and Corporate Sustainability of wine companies, on which he has written several publications in the form of articles, book chapters and contributions to conferences. He has also participated in several national research projects and teaches Strategic Management on the ADE, TADE and DADE degree courses.