Non-governmental organizations and the sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises in Peru an analysis of networks and discourses (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references
""Table of contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Background and problem description""; ""1.2 Research aim and research questions""; ""1.3 Scope of research""; ""1.4 Overview of the thesis""; ""Chapter 2. Analysing changing NGOs-SMEs interactions: theories, concepts and a framework""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Ecological modernization theory""; ""2.2.1 Institutional transformation""; ""2.2.2 Environmental rationality""; ""2.2.3 Market dynamics""; ""2.3 Network society theory""; ""2.3.1 Network governance arrangements""; ""2.3.2 Network cooperation""
""2.3.3 Network power relationships""""2.4 Application of ecological modernization theory and network society theory to the research""; ""2.4.1 Governance arrangements for environmental reform of SMEs: larger, diversified and flexible roles for NGOs""; ""2.4.2 Cooperation of environmental NGOs and SMEs in developing and accessing sustainable markets""; ""2.4.3 Shift of power from hierarchical to more democratic ways of power enables SMEs to develop and access sustainable markets""; ""2.5 Changing roles of NGOs in terms of changes in discourses and networks""
""2.6 Relevance of the research""""Chapter 3. Methodology""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Social network analysis""; ""3.2.1 Background""; ""3.2.2 Application of network analysis in this thesis""; ""3.3 Discourse analysis""; ""3.3.1 Background""; ""3.3.2 Application of discourse analysis in this thesis""; ""3.4 Relationships of network analysis and discourse analysis""; ""3.5 Case selection""; ""3.6 Methods of data collection""; ""Chapter 4. Three global mechanisms for greening SMEs""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Organic production""; ""4.2.1 Concept""; ""4.2.2 Developments and trends""
""4.2.3 Agents""""4.3 Business social responsibility""; ""4.3.1 Concept""; ""4.3.2 Developments and trends""; ""4.3.3 Agents""; ""4.4 Sustainable production""; ""4.4.1 Concept""; ""4.4.2 Developments and trends""; ""4.4.3 Agents""; ""Chapter 5. Organic production""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Network analysis of organic production""; ""5.2.1 The agro-ecological network""; ""5.2.2 The organic market network""; ""5.2.3 The ecological farming network""; ""5.2.4 Organic farmersâ€? market in Peru: the Bioferias""; ""5.2.5 Networks: patterns, challenges and trends""; ""5.2.6 Conclusions""