Business ethics and social responsibility

Look around you.

Contrary to the notion that leaders contribute to positive behaviour within organisations, this book reflects growing interest in the 'dark side' of leadership: the unethical and immoral personalities that can reside in positions of power.

By looking at the three most recent economic crises, the S&L crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the recent subprime mortgage disaster, the author explains why and how corporate managers led their organizations toward disasters in the long-run.

Today''s economic and social context demands that corporations - once seen only as private actors - owe duties to the public.

This book addresses the environmental, legal, social, and economic aspects of corporate social responsibility in the maritime industry.

European approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are supposed to be largely different from those in other continents like America, Asia, and Africa.

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Driven to the Brink is a collection of short stories about corporate disasters and how inadequate governance and flawed culture caused a massive destruction of shareholder value.

This book provides a unique introduction for business leaders to the philosophical lexicon of classical and contemporary ideas-for and against-that are relevant to business and those destined to lead it.

This book focuses on environmental and social factors in international supply chains and industry networks.

Our ability to live an ethical life is profoundly affected by the ethics of the organisations with which we deal and within which we operate.

Effective supplier relationship management enables organizations to unlock value from their supply base and reap tangible benefits.

This book discusses the ontological foundation for organizational analysis and organizational life from a phenomenological perspective.

This edited volume discusses ethical issues raised by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business.

These papers by doctors, scholars, industry executives, and NGO representatives debate ethics in the pharmaceutical industry.

The art of connecting with, feeling and adjusting the energy body using the consciousness is a key aspect of Nei Gong and Qi Gong.

Tauchen Sie ein in die mystische Welt der chinesischen Mythologie und entdecken Sie die tief verwurzelten spirituellen Traditionen, die eine der ältesten Zivilisationen der Menschheitsgeschichte geprägt haben.

This book presents a thorough and critical evaluation of the monetary and financial system prevalent in Western economies.

The number of companies that are adopting sustainability strategies and disclosing information related to Environmental, Social and Corporate governance (ESG) issues is on the rise.

Published for the fiftieth anniversary of the EFMD, this volume includes contributions from top business school leaders.

The art, fashion and wine industries are currently at various stages in their efforts to embrace and transition towards sustainability.

Das Buch gibt einen kompakten Überblick über die Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik und bereitet Studierende der BWL/VWL auf Prüfungen im Bachelor vor.

The Tao Te Ching, the classic work of ancient Chinese wisdom, has inspired and guided millions of people over more than a hundred generations.

For many of us, giving significant money away for promoting change is not a practical option.

FINALIST: 2025 Eric Hoffer Book Award - Self HelpThere's one thing that's more important than productivity and promotion: your wellbeing.

This book will bridge the knowledge gap and provide valuable insights into how sustainable HRM practices can contribute not only to organizational sustainability but also to sustainability at large.

This book presents a new vision and strategy for a spiritual antiracism that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The fashion industry has a high environmental impact in terms of its carbon, water and waste footprint, and is therefore facing increased pressure from multiple stakeholders to balance environmental, social and economic needs - the triple bottom line.

Are profits and sustainability compatible?

This practical, user-friendly guide consists of 100 original activities that have been designed to inspire and support educators of research ethics and integrity at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Corporate Social Responsibility is more crucial now than ever, as society as a whole responds to challenges on a global scale - from the continuing strife nationalism causes to international supply chains, to the problems posed by the climate change crisis, to the continuingissue of slavery in the modern age.

This scholarly handbook covers all aspects of people with disabilities entering the workplace, including the legal aspects, transitions, types, and levels of employments, the impact of different disabilities, and the consideration of the intersection of disability with other identities such as gender and ethnicity.

This book highlights the relevance of the grand traditions of the humanities as an untapped resource for business-world problems.

Bringing together conceptual, theoretical and evidence-based contributions from a diverse set of experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy in Africa, from a management perspective.

From green frogs and blue angels to white bunnies, modern consumers are confronted by a growing array of colorful eco-labels on everything from coffee to computers.

Bringing together normative and instrumental CSR conceptualizations, practice based examples and international case studies, this edited volume brings together important contributions on the conceptualizations of CSR post financial crisis.

A basic dilemma confronting today's manager is how to be both profitable and moral.

A timely analysis of carbon pricing that contains important lessons for anyone concerned with the development of post-Copenhagen climate policy.

Do we have the rights to optimism?

Alan Watts introduced millions of Western readers to Zen and other Eastern philosophies.

Das Gesetz zur weiteren Stärkung des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements ist am 6.

This book provides a fresh perspective on the political agency of private entrepreneurs in contemporary China.

This edited collection emerged from the need to know how business schools in Asia are inculcating responsible management.

Presents a bold new way of thinking about the economy based on provisions rather than property.

This book provides an exploration of the political roots of corporate governance.

Based on research presented at The Harvard Business School s first-ever conference on business approaches to poverty alleviation, Business Solutions for the Global Poor brings together perspectives from leading academics and corporate, non-profit and public sector managers.

This 50th Celebratory Research in Labor Economics volume contains ten original and innovative articles each written by stellar senior scholars in labor economics, including a Nobel Laureate.