From Heresy to Dogma: An Institutional History of Corporate Environmentalism. Expanded Edition (Stanford Business Books (Paperback)) - Softcover

Hoffman, Andrew J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080474503X ISBN 13: 9780804745031

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is a pathbreaking account of how the environmental movement has led to profound changes in the perceptions and practices of large-scale corporations, as shown here in the chemical and petroleum industries. The book traces how market, social, and political pressures drive corporations to respond to environmental issues, analyzes the cultural frames that organizations use to come to terms with these external influences, and describes the resulting changes in organizational culture and structure. For this expanded edition, the author has written a new chapter that brings his original assessment up to date, expands and modifies the model and data used in the original edition, and offers a broad picture of the current state of corporate environmentalism and where it is going.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“A timely review of the sea change that has taken place in American corporations in the past thirty-five years. Hoffman’s history offers an intriquing perspective of the external drivers and the internal workings of a firm as it wrestles with ever-increasing demands for environmental protection. It gives the reader a rich history, engaging analyses, and provocative conclusions.”—William D. Ruckelshaus, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
“You’ve got a winner here, one that will be of broad appeal to multiple audiences. . . . Hoffman’s book fills a huge void in the literature of environmentalism.”—Thomas N. Gladwin, professor and director, Global Environmental Program, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University

About the Author:

Andrew J. Hoffman is Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Boston University School of Management. He is the author of Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape, the editor of Global Climate Change: A Senior Level Dialogue, and co-editor of Organizations, Policy, and the Natural Environment: Institutional and Strategic Perspectives (Stanford, 2002).

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 080474503X
• ISBN 13: 9780804745031
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314