Mind the Gap: Searching for Value via Sustainable Solutions

  • Linda O’Riordan
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Abstract

Chapter 4 highlights the considerable gap in research specifically aimed at explaining how decision-makers in the pharmaceutical industry in the UK and Germany undertake responsible decision-making. It reveals that despite the vast amount of new literature, as well as the proliferation of emerging new solutions, such as cradle to cradle, the circular economy, and other innovative advances in themes related to stakeholder relationship management, corporate approaches to responsible management and its conceptualisation remain underdeveloped.

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  • Linda O’Riordan
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  1. 1.FOM University of Applied SciencesHochschule für Oekonomie & ManagementEssenGermany

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