Reflecting increasing investment in entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this new book offers extensive coverage of the factors that enable Emiratis to start and grow a business.
Ethical Leadership shines a light on the role of both culture and ethics in organizations by making the issues more transparent, accessible and above all, connected.
This book explores national and transnational companies' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in times and settings in which they are confronted with economic and social challenges and analyzes these situations, ranging from the financial crisis to fourth generation sustainability.
A comprehensive overview of the contribution of Catholic social thought to business ethicsCan a religion founded on loving ones neighbor give moral approval to profit-seeking business firms in a global economy?
In Creativity and Taoism, Chang Chung-yuan makes the elusive principle of Tao available to the western mind with objectivity, warmth, and depth of insight.
This casebook argues that corporate sustainability agendas should look beyond stakeholder demands and desires, towards strategic opportunities to achieve social and commercial benefits simultaneously.
Followership as a separate concept within leadership studies gained prominence in the 1990s and has evolved over the past few decades into an indispensable component of the discipline.
Offering a fresh look at the commonly accepted view of what constitutes good governance, Donald Nordberg explores the contexts of board decisions and draws upon his academic research and years of business and financial journalism in Europe, North America and Asia to provide a distinctive and pertinent contribution to the literature on corporate governance.
Recent corporate failures have attracted the attention of managers, governments and the general public to the role of governance and social responsibility.
Während das Wettbewerbsparadigma in anderen gesellschaftlichen Teilbereichen spätestens nach der Finanzkrise 2009 nicht mehr unhinterfragt als Königsweg politischer Regulierung propagiert wird, scheint es in der Gesundheitspolitik völlig ungebrochen.
This book explores how and why the transposition of EU directives in the new and contentious policy area 'Business and Human Rights' differs between member states.
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.
This book reviews dominant crisis communication theories, which according to many scholars are either too narrow or broad for practical application to all types of reputational crises.
Globalization and technological innovation have greatly enhanced the free mobility of currencies, commodities, services, information, jobs and people; yet this can also cause gaps in regional development and create uneven wealth in minority economies.
An important guide for senior management on structuring an organization to promote ethical behavior and enhance performance Designed for senior leaders of organizations boards of directors; C-level executives; trustees; managing partners; government officials; and anyone tasked with a duty Business Ethics: A Case Study Approach provides readers with an understanding of the human elements that drive ethical and unethical behavior and how to recognize indicators both bad and good of an organization's ethical make-up.
Dialoge mit Unternehmen, die Ausübung der Stimmrechte oder das Einbringen von Resolutionen auf Aktionärsversammlungen sind Möglichkeiten für Investoren, Fortschritte im Sinne von Nachhaltigkeit anzustoßen, zu unterstützen oder sogar zu bewirken.
Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes.
This book presents innovative strategies for sustainable, socially responsible enterprise management from leading thinkers in the fields of corporate citizenship, nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship, impact investing, community-based economic development and urban design.
Hegel's Moral Corporation is about two versions of a corporation, one business oriented and dedicated to shareholder-value and profit-maximisation and one dedicated to moral life, Sittlichkeit, in Hegelian terms.
Understanding and improving how organizations work and are managed is the object of management research and practice, and this topic is of longstanding interest in the academia and in society at large.
Over the past few years, the area of volunteer work and civic engagement are topics that have received increasing attention from both the public as well as sociological research.
The Business and Society (BAS) 360 book series is an annual publication targeting cutting-edge developments in the broad business and society field, such as stakeholder management, corporate social responsibility and citizenship, business ethics, sustainability, corporate governance and others.
This book contains high-profile contributions that emerged from the Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society (ICTO) conference on "e;Smart Technologies for an Inclusive World,"e; held in 2020.
This book presents a new approach to corporate responsibility based on the concept of coherency, permitting better understanding and management of the conflicting forces that strive to create value across the stakeholder spectrum.
Managers wrestle daily with emotional leadership challenges because emotions and relationships influence organizational energy, commitment, and financial results.
Sozialdemokratische Ökonomen haben wichtige Beiträge zur geschichtlichen Entwicklung der deutschen Wirtschaftsverfassung und der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft geleistet.
Contributing to research, knowledge, and discourse on humanitarian logistics and supply chains in Africa, Supply Networks in Developing Countries introduces a unique perspective on the developing world, and how their supply networks can be enhanced and optimized.
With clear instruction and expert guidance, this fully illustrated guide to Bagua Zhang teaches all you need to know about this subtle, powerful martial art.
Insights into a compassionate alternative to a ruthlessly self-interested capitalist cultureSocietally sanctioned competition for money, power, and fame promotes selfishness, personal alienation, and widespread inequality, especially in market-oriented economies.
