A History of Research on Business and the Natural Environment: Conversations from the Field

Georg and A. Hoffman (eds.) Business and the Environment: Critical Perspectives in Business and Management, Volume I (Oxford, UK: Routledge): 1-58, 2012

Ross School of Business Paper No. 1174

71 Pages Posted: 11 Apr 2012 Last revised: 4 Apr 2017

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Andrew John Hoffman

University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Susse Georg

Copenhagen Business School

Date Written: April 1, 2012

Abstract

Every field of inquiry goes through a life cycle; a new idea emerges, it develops into a growing body of literature and either continues to grow or enters a decline. A sure sign of the successful growth of a field is an effort to institutionalize its history, categorize its accomplishments and project its future directions. The field of Business and the Natural Environment (B&NE) has now reached that stage. After expanding in the early 1990s as a distinct field of empirical inquiry, it has grown to include contributions from the full gamut of business disciplines. This introductory chapter is an analytical synopsis of that work, and an introductory chapter to a Routledge Handbook that collects the major works of the field.

Keywords: Business & the Natural Environment, History of the Field, Review Paper

Suggested Citation

Hoffman, Andrew John and Georg, Susse, A History of Research on Business and the Natural Environment: Conversations from the Field (April 1, 2012). Georg and A. Hoffman (eds.) Business and the Environment: Critical Perspectives in Business and Management, Volume I (Oxford, UK: Routledge): 1-58, 2012, Ross School of Business Paper No. 1174, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2038429

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