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Roberto Fernandez and David Hardt.
Chew, Mark P. (Mark Paul)
Leaders for Global Operations Program.
Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Sloan School of Management
2010-10-12T18:04:28Z
2010-10-12T18:04:28Z
2010
2010
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59182
659805225
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-69).
Companies of all sizes are now looking for ways to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions, motivated by the desire to save money, improve public relations, and prepare for a possible carbon tax. From a technical perspective, reducing energy use and reducing carbon emissions represent opportunities to save on operating costs. However, the largest barriers to adopting better energy practices are often organizational, rather than technical. This work shows how organizational structure can hinder efforts to improve energy performance and recommends ways to overcome these barriers.
by Mark P. Chew.
S.M.
M.B.A.
71 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Overcoming organization barriers to adopting sustainable business practices
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