School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2011
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Peer-Netzwerke und Freundschaften in der Ganztagsschule: Auswirkungen der Ganztagsschule auf die Entwicklung sozialer und emotionaler Kompetenzen von Jugendlichen
Kanevski, R. & von Salisch, M., 2011, 1 ed. Weinheim: Juventa Verlag. 254 p. (Studien zur ganztägigen Bildung)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Personal norms of sustainability and their impact on management – The case of rangeland management in semi-arid regions
Olbrich, R., Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 209).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Perspektiven gender_gerechten Wirtschaftens: Fachgespräch „Green Economy – Wirtschaften für nachhaltige Lebensbedingungen“
Stiefel, E. & Gottschlich, D., 2011, In: Rundbrief Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung. 2011, 4, p. 39 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Transfer
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Pesticide externalities from the US agricultural sector - The impact of internalization, reduced pesticide application rates, and climate change
Koleva, N. G., Schneider, U. A. & McCarl, B. A., 2011, In: Procedia Environmental Sciences. 6, p. 153-161 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Philantropie vs. Business Case for Sustainability ?
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Corporate Volunteering: Freiwilliges Engagement von Unternehmen und Gesellschaft. F.A.Z. Institut (ed.). Frankfurt am Main: ACC Verlag & Services , p. 22-26 5 p. (Corporate Responsibility; vol. 2011).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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PoNa – Politiken der Naturgestaltung: Nachhaltigkeitsverständnis als Grundlage für die Analyse der Politikfelder Ländliche Entwicklung und Agro-Gentechnik
Gottschlich, D., Mölders, T., Friedrich, B., Burandt, A., Sulmowski, J. A. & Szumelda, A. U., 2011, Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der wissenschaftlichen Politikanalyse. Weingarten, P., Banse, M., Gömann, H., Isermeyer, F., Nieberg, H., Offermann, F. & Wendt, H. (eds.). Münster-Hiltrup: Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 417-419 3 p. (Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e. V.; vol. 46).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Postkolonialismus: Ich helfe, du hilfst, ... ihnen wird geholfen: Der Freiwilligendienst "weltwärts" reproduziert altbekannte Strukturen
Kontzi, K., 2011, In: iz3w. 2011, 323, p. 40-44 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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PRBs for remediation of PAHs, BTEX and related contaminants
Palm, W.-U., Mänz, J. S. & Ruck, W., 2011, CLEANUP 2011: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONTAMINATED SITE REMEDIATION CONFERENCE, PROGRAM AND PROCEEDINGS. CRC CARE , p. 5-6 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Private Bodies as Public Authorities under International, European, English and German Environmental Information Laws
Schomerus, T. & Bünger, D., 2011, In: Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law. 8, 1, p. 62-81 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Proceedings of the Conference "Protection of the Environment and the Climate": TÁMOP-Humboldt Colleg for Environment and Climate Protection, Sopron, Hungary 3rd December 2009 & 1st October 2010
Palocz-Andresen, M. (Editor), Németh, R. (Editor) & Szalay, D. (Editor), 2011, Sopron: University of West Hungary. 283 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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PUMA's Environmental Profit and Loss Statement
Viere, T., 2011, In: News Journal of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability. 17, 4, p. 221-223Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Relevanz von NSO-Heterocyclen in niedersächsischen Fließgewässern
Siemers, A.-K., Mänz, J. S., Palm, W.-U., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 2011, Wasser 2011: Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft. GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 208-212 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Remote Sensing of Bush Encroachment on Commercial Cattle Farms in Semi-Arid Rangelands in Namibia
Schröter, M., Jakoby, O., Olbrich, R., Eichhorn, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 2011, Environmental Modeling for Sustainable Regional Development: System Approaches and Advanced Methods. Olej, V., Obršálová, I. & Krupka, J. (eds.). Hershey : IGI Global Publishing, p. 327-343 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Responses of herbivory and pollinators to grassland management and plant diversity
Hudewenz, A., Klein, A.-M., Scherber, C., Stanke, L., Tscharntke, T., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W. & Ebeling, A., 2011, 41st Annual Meeting "Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes": 41st Annual Meeting "Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes". Minden, V. (ed.). Oldenburg: Gesellschaft für ÖkologieResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Risk preferences under heterogeneous environmental risk
Olbrich, R., Quaas, M. F., Haensler, A. & Baumgärtner, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 37 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 208).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Rolling Out Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A New Set of Challenges for Sustainability Accounting
Zvezdov, D., 2011, Accounting for Climate Change: What and How to Measure. Csutora, M. & Kerekes, S. (eds.). Budapest: Corvinus University of Budapest, p. 259-262 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sauberes wasser für Australien
Birke, V. & Burmeier, H., 2011, In: GWF, Wasser - Abwasser. 152, 3, p. 243 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Schlacke/Schrader/Bunge, Informationsrechte, Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung und Rechtsschutz im Umweltrecht, Aarhus-Handbuch, 2010
Schomerus, T., 2011, In: Die Verwaltung. 44, 1, p. 149-151 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer
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Schlüsselkompetenzen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung der Weltgesellschaft: Ergebnisse einer europäisch-lateinamerikanischen Delphi-Studie
Rieckmann, M., 2011, In: GAIA. 20, 1, p. 48-56 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seidl I. & Zahrnt A.: Postwachstumsgesellschaft. Konzepte für die Zukunft
Hofmeister, S., 2011, In: Geographica Helvetica - Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geographie. 66, 4, p. 290-291 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Social Entrepreneurship – Altes Phänomen, neues Paradigma moderner Gesellschaften oder Vorbote eines Kapitalismus 2.0?
Beckmann, M., 2011, Social Entrepreneurship – Social Business: Für die Gesellschaft unternehmen. Hackenberg, H. & Empter, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 67-85 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Social Entrepreneurship and Institutional Logics: How Social Entrepreneurs use a Nonprofit-/For-Profit Organizational Mix to Deal with Multiple Institutional Logics : EGOS Conference Version
Zeyen, A. & Beckmann, M., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 34 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Soziologie globaler Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik
Heinrichs, H., 2011, Handbuch Umweltsoziologie. Groß, M. (ed.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 628-650 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Stabilität und Wandel der Peer-Netzwerke von Jugendlichen in Ganztagsschulen und Halbtagsschulen
von Salisch, M. & Kanevski, R., 2011, Familie, Peers und Ganztagsschule . Soremski, R., Urban, M. & Lange, A. (eds.). Weinheim: Juventa Verlag, p. 183-204 22 p. (Studien zur ganztägigen Bildung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Concept and the Case of Hamburg Airport
Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 33 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundation
Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (Editor), 2011, Dordrecht u.a.: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland. 236 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainability communication: an integrative approach
Adomßent, M., 2011, Sustainability Communication : Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundations. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 27-38 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainability, Innovation and Information Technology as Sources of Value Generation
Hack, S., 2011, In: Journal of Management and Financial Sciences. IV, 5, p. 16-35 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2011, Accounting for Climate Change - What and how to measure: EMAN-EU 2011 Conference, Proceedings. Csutora, M. & Kerekes, S. (eds.). p. 7-15 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 337-352 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE); no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review of Existing Practices and Actors Involved
Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 2011, Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges . Huizingh, E., Torkelli, M., Conn, S. & Bitran (eds.). International Society for Professional Innovation Management, 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador
Rieckmann, M., Adomßent, M., Härdtle, W. & Aguirre, P., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 435-452 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Seed Supply Chain Management: A case study on Syngenta´s Indian hybrid vegetable seed supply chain
Stiller, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 117 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental Management Accounting
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 3-20 18 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management im globalen Kontext: Praxisstand des Lieferantenmanagements in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen
Hansen, E. G., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, In: Die Unternehmung. 65, 2, p. 87-110 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext: Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2011. Bogaschewsky, R., Eßig, M., Lasch, R. & Stölzle, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 231-244 14 p. (Advanced studies in supply management; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainablity Communication - An Introduction
Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J., 2011, Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundation. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Dordrecht u.a.: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 3-12 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The development and function of anger in childhood and adolescence
von Salisch, M. & Saarni, C., 2011, Multiple facets of anger: Getting mad or restoring justice?. Pahlavan, F. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 81-102 22 p. (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Myth of Bankability: Definition and Management in the Context of Photovoltaic Project Financing in Germany
Hampl, N., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Flink, C., Olbert, S. & Ade, V., 2011, München: Goetzpartners & COLEXON, 27 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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The presence of a "competitor pit effect" compromises wild rabbit (Orcytolagus cuniculus) conservation
Cabezas-Díaz, S., Virgós, E., Mangas, J. G. & Lozano, J., 2011, In: Animal Biology. 61, 3, p. 319-334 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Social Case as a Business Case: Making Sense of Social Entrepreneurship from an Ordonomic Perspective
Beckmann, M., 2011, Corporate Citizenship and New Governance: The Political Role of Corporations (Ethical Economy). Pies, I. & Koslowski , P. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 91-115 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Trade-offs between justices, economics, and efficiency
Baumgärtner, S., Glotzbach, S., Hoberg, N., Quaas, M. F. & Stumpf, K. H., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 218).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Transdisciplinarity: A New Perspective for Partnership in Education? The Case of Sustainable Cultural Change in Educational Organizations
Fischer, D., 2011, (Re)thinking Partnership in Education. Masson, P., Baumfield, V., Otrel-Cass, K. & Pilo, M. (eds.). Lille: The Book Edition, p. 154–194 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft: Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 98-116 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Umweltkonflikte und Nachhaltigkeit in Lateinamerika: Verhandlungen zwischen Unternehmen, NGOs und Regierungsstellen
Saner, R. (Editor) & Grimm, J. (Editor), 2011, Saarbrücken: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. 304 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 19, 1-2, p. 59-66 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Versuch macht klug – Vorschulische Begegnungen mit Naturwissenschaft und Technik: Eine Bildungsinitiative im Elementarbereich
Asmussen, S., 2011, Johannes Herrmann Verlag. 144 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Visual Accounting
Möller, A. & Prox, M., 2011, Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Management. Finkbeiner, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, Vol. 1. p. 97-106 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Vom Saulus zum Paulus ? Nachhaltigkeitsweiterbildung von Managern als essentieller Treiber
Schaltegger, S., 2011, In: Glocalist Review. 318, p. 6-8 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Von CSR zu Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Corporate Social Responsibility in kommunalen Unternehmen: Wirtschaftliche Betätigung zwischen öffentlichem Auftrag und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Sandberg, B. & Lederer, K. (eds.). 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 187-200 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research