Technology forces at work : profiles of environmental research and development at Dupont, Intel, Monsanto, and Xerox /

Not too long ago industry almost monolithically viewed environmental considerations as an expense--sometimes as a nuisance. That is beginning to change. Industry leaders now see the advantage of going beyond complying with environmental regulations, as had been their wont, and incorporating the sear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Resetar, Susan A., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1999.
Temas:
Ecological engineering > Research > United States.
Green technology > Research > United States.
Corporations > Environmental aspects > United States.
Génie écologique > Recherche > États-Unis.
Technologie de protection de l'environnement > Recherche > États-Unis.
Sociétés > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Corporations > Environmental aspects
Green technology > Research
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter one. Introduction
  • Chapter two. What the literature says about innovation, R&D, and partnerships
  • Chapter three. Case-study lessons
  • Chapter four. Policy recommendations from Dupont, Intel, Monsanto, and Xerox
  • Chapter five. Concluding remarks and observations
  • Appendix ; A. Environmental technologies definition ; B. Data on environmental and R&D activities ; C. Dupont: Better things for better living ; D. Intel: Survival of the fastest in semiconductor innovation ; E. Monsanto: Food, health, hope ; F. Xerox: The document company
  • References.

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