Research

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Melhus, P., and B. Paton, (2012) “The Paradox of Multi-stakeholder Collaboration. Insights From Sustainable Silicon Valley’s Regional CO2 Emissions Reduction Program” the Journal of Environmental Sustainability. Vol. 2, pg. 29-44

Paton, B., Harris-Boundy, J.  and P. Melhus (2012) “Integrating Global Poverty Into Mainstream Business Classrooms”, Journal of Teaching in International Business, 23:1, 4-23

Paton, B.  “Collaboration Among Industry, Civil Society, and Government for Sustainability: A Framework for Identifying Opportunities”, Progress in Industrial Ecology – An International Journal, Vol. 3, Nos. 1/2, pp.148–162

Paton, B.Two Pathways to Energy Efficiency: An Energy Star Case Study”, Human Ecology Review, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2004, pg. 247 - 259. 

Paton, B.  “Efficiency Gains within Firms Under Voluntary Environmental Initiatives”, Journal of Cleaner Production Vol. 9, 167–178 (2001).

Paton, B. “Voluntary Environmental Initiatives and Sustainable Industry”, Business Strategy and Environment, Vol. 9, 328–338 (2000)

Howarth, R. B., B. M. Haddad, and B. Paton, 2000. “The economics of energy efficiency: insights from voluntary participation programs.” Energy Policy 28(6-7): 477-486.

 

PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

Paton, B. “Efficiency Gains within Firms under Voluntary Environmental Initiatives”, in K. Hargroves and M.H. Smith (eds), The Natural Advantage of Nations - Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century, EA Press, Crows Nest, NSW Australia, 2005.

Paton, B. “Mental Models of Voluntary Environmental Initiatives”, in K. Hargroves and M.H. Smith (eds), The Natural Advantage of Nations - Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century, EA Press, Crows Nest, NSW Australia, 2005.

Paton, B. “Dynamics of Voluntary Product Labeling Programs: An Energy Star Case Study” in T. deBruijn and V. Norberg-Bohm (eds.), Industrial Transformation: Environmental Policy Innovation in the United States and Europe, MIT Press, 2005.

Haddad, B.M., R.B. Howarth, and B. Paton, “Energy Efficiency And Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Correcting Market Failures Using Voluntary Participation Programs”, in A. Baranzini and P. Thalmann (eds), Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, 2004.

Paton, B. “Voluntary Environmental Initiatives and Sustainable Industry”, in P. ten Brink (ed.) Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Process, Practice and Future Use, Greenleaf Publishing Ltd., Sheffield UK (2002).

Paton, B. "Design for Environment: A Management Perspective", in R. Socolow, C. Andrews, F. Berkhout, and V. Thomas (eds.), Industrial Ecology and Global Change, Cambridge University Press, 1994.

 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Paton, B. and C.Tantalo.  “Changing the Landscape: Battling information asymmetries to accelerate adoption of CSR Business Practices”, Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society (forthcoming).

Tantalo, C. and B. Paton. “Value Innovation through Value Co-creation: The Stewardship Model in an Italian SME”  Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society (forthcoming).

Paton, R. Bruce. "Evaluating the Social Impact of Bottom of the Pyramid Businesses." Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society. Vol. 18. 2012.

Paton, R. Bruce, and Jason Harris-Boundy. "When We Teach About “Base of the Pyramid” Business, Are We Teaching a Different Theory of Business in Society?." Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society. Vol. 18. 2012.

Paton, B. “Mental Models of Voluntary Environmental Initiatives”, Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, Victoria, British Columbia, September 2002.

Paton, Bruce. “Resources as Capital: Insights on Efficiency Gains from Voluntary Environmental Policies. a working paper for the European Research Network on Voluntary Approaches (CAVA). http://www. akf. dk/cava/wp.htm, 1999.

Haddad, B., R. Howarth and B. Paton, “Energy efficiency and the theory of the firm”, ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 1998.

Paton, B., “Market Considerations in the Reuse of Electronic Products”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, California, May 1994.

 

EDITOR-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Paton, B. (2012) “Corporate Social Responsibility: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Anticipation”, Reflections, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2012.

Starik, M., Holliday, S. and B. Paton, “Strategic Environmental Sustainability Management: Highlighting the Need and Opportunities to Recognize Environmentally-Hidden Economic Sectors”, International Journal of Business Insights and Transformation, Volume 4, Special Issue 3, Jan 2012.

Paton, B. and M. Halme, “Bringing the needs of the poor back into the BOP debate”, Business Strategy and the Environment. Volume 16, Issue 8, Pages 585-586 (2007).

Paton, B. and M. Halme, “Reframing the BOP Debate in GIN”, Business Strategy and the Environment. Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 169-170 (2007).

Paton, B., "Environmentally Conscious Product Design Through Total Quality Management", Total Quality Environmental Management, Summer 1993.

 

PRACTITIONER PUBLICATIONS

Paton, B. “Corporate Responses to a Revenue-Neutral Tax Shift: Hewlett Packard Case Study”, Redefining Progress, 1998.

User's Guide to the Quality Maturity System, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, California, 1993.