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Responsible Leadership - Essential to the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Paperback): Mike Saks Responsible Leadership - Essential to the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Paperback)
Mike Saks
R953 Discovery Miles 9 530 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The most comprehensive book on the topic of Responsible Leadership Includes contributions form some of the leading thought-leaders of today Highly accessible, the book is written to reach out to the general reader as well as those with a background in leadership

Territories of Social Responsibility - Opening the Research and Policy Agenda (Hardcover, New Ed): Patricia Almeida Ashley Territories of Social Responsibility - Opening the Research and Policy Agenda (Hardcover, New Ed)
Patricia Almeida Ashley; Edited by David Crowther
R3,987 Discovery Miles 39 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

CSR is a fragile concept if conceived only at the organizational level or driven only by leadership will. Many writers deal with aspects of social responsibility, but most deal with it as this kind of organizational and voluntary initiative. Few address the wider policy agenda. The contributors to Territories of Social Responsibility - researchers and practitioners from four continents - all participated in an international workshop co-ordinated by Patricia Almeida Ashley as part of her role as Chair in Development and Equity at the International Institute of Social Studies. They form a policy network contributing to studies on the concept of a multi-actor, multilevel and territorial approach to social responsibility and governance, oriented towards global, regional or local development and equity goals. This book introduces a new conceptual framework and promotes a research and policy agenda relating to it. A new model sees CSR embedded in institutional and legal frameworks, communicated and understood through a vector of communication and knowledge influencing situated culture and social values, and classified into three levels of ethical challenges. All of this can be expressed into the social processes of education, governance, the development of civil society, and policy making - a renovation of the existing perspectives on the concept of social responsibility. This ground breaking book integrates conceptual and empirical contributions and opens a research and policy agenda for the future. It will appeal to academics, higher level students, policy makers, and to leaders of and advisors to organizations affected by social responsibility issues.

Natural Corporate Management - From the Big Bang to Wall Street (Paperback): William C. Frederick Natural Corporate Management - From the Big Bang to Wall Street (Paperback)
William C. Frederick
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This groundbreaking new book by business scholar William C. Frederick presents an innovative, exciting - even revolutionary - view of corporate management and the challenges it confronts in today's world. The author proposes a management paradigm shift transforming the way corporations do business. Management scholarship and research may well be rechanneled from current orientations to new models, concepts, and theories of what it takes to manage corporations in a planetary world confronting climate change, energy crises, and securing the well-being of all global citizens. Natural Corporate Management (NCM) is an awareness and an acceptance by the managers of today's business corporations of the close functional linkage between natural forces and human economic choices. NCM is not a set of techniques or methods but is a growing consciousness by managers of the presence and influence of nature in all managerial decisions. The book's central theme is that business and nature are locked into an evolutionary partnership that defines all aspects of corporate management, including decisions, policy, goal-seeking, organizational design, workplace behavior, and productive operations. This partnership of Nature and Nurture yields economic, social, and ecological dividends for corporations, their stakeholders, and the global community. An "Evolutionary Cascade" depicts the various phases of evolutionary change - physical, organic, genetic, human, neurological, symbolic - beginning with the Big Bang origin of the Universe and continuing to modern times. These evolutionary events collectively influence the operational activities of all business firms. A "Natural Theory of the Firm" summarizes the NCM approach, as well as the mind-set of corporate managers, and the bio-socio-economic consequences of their decisions. This theoretically-innovative book proposes an agenda of corporate actions to promote long-term sustainability and economic well-being of business, its stakeholders, and planetary citizens everywhere. It will be essential reading for managers and researchers at all levels who wish to engage seriously with the challenges of organic life and its long-term sustainability.

Managing for Social Impact - Innovations in Responsible Enterprise (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Mary J. Cronin, Tiziana C. Dearing Managing for Social Impact - Innovations in Responsible Enterprise (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Mary J. Cronin, Tiziana C. Dearing
R2,627 Discovery Miles 26 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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. The book's integration of research and practitioner perspectives with focused best practice examples offers an in-depth, balanced analysis, providing new insights into the social issues that are most relevant to organizational stakeholders. This integrated focus on sustainable social innovation differentiates the book from academic research monographs on stakeholder theory and practitioner guides to managing traditional Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs. Managing for Social Impact features 15 contributed chapters written by thought leaders, industry analysts, and managers of global and local organizations who are engaged with innovative models of sustainable social impact. The editors also provide a substantive introductory chapter describing a new strategic framework for enhancing the Return on Social Innovation (ROSI) through four pillars of social change: Open Circles, Focused Purpose Sharing, Mutuality of Success, and a Persistent Change Perspective.

Putting the Poor First - How Base-of-the-Pyramid Ventures Can Learn from Development Approaches (Hardcover): Piera Waibel Putting the Poor First - How Base-of-the-Pyramid Ventures Can Learn from Development Approaches (Hardcover)
Piera Waibel
R1,593 Discovery Miles 15 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In order to make progress toward the UN Millennium Development Goals - and particularly in terms of poverty alleviation - business has a pivotal role to play: in terms of core business; purchasing products from the poor; employing them; and selling them affordable services and products. Serving the global 4 billion people at the base of the economic ladder - the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) - with suitable products and services is a new but growing field in research and practice. In the initial years, the focus of BoP was very much on selling products and services to a huge untapped market. Practitioners and academics focused on developing new distribution channels to reach the low-income markets and new technological solutions to address their needs. These first-generation "fortune-finding" approaches are now described as "business to four billion". Over the last few years, however, new priorities have gained prominence. This new value proposition can be framed as "business with four billion" and is "fortune-creating". So-called Next Generation, or BoP 2.0, strategies can bring companies and their target groups closer together. The goal is to co-create new business models as well as product and service solutions together with the target group. Integrating BoP into the innovation process - be it in terms of idea generation, product/service development, production or distribution/marketing - is seen as way to increase not only the impact on poverty alleviation, but also the benefits to the company. This paradigm shift - to co-creation or embedded innovation - in fact closely mirrors a shift previously made by development researchers who argued that the poor should no longer be viewed as the target of poverty reduction efforts, but as partners in, and an asset to, the development process. Bottom-up development approaches - such as Participation, Community-Driven Development, Empowerment, Asset-Based Community Development or Local Knowledge - emphasize the role of the poor and see them as central to the design and implementation of the development process. Even though some BoP researchers consider selective parts of this knowledge in their research, a comprehensive study that rigorously examines BoP ventures from a bottom-up development perspective has not yet been completed. This book attempts to fill that gap. Putting the Poor First examines the applicability of different elements in the bottom-up development literature to the innovation process of BoP ventures. It unveils connections between the two approaches and builds a theoretical base for the case study research. With three in-depth case studies and eight companies participating in a survey, the current state and experiences of businesses applying a bottom-up development perspective with BoP ventures in Latin America and the Caribbean is analysed. The elements of a bottom-up development perspective applied in BoP practice can be grouped into three categories: drivers for choosing a bottom-up development perspective in BoP ventures (e.g. such that products and services are more readily accepted); circumstances that help or hinder the application of a bottom-up development perspective in BoP ventures (e.g. the acceptance of the company by communities or previous experiences with poverty alleviation projects); and success factors when choosing a bottom-up development perspective in BoP ventures (e.g. the importance of power structures, pluralism and self-esteem). The many recommendations, such as empowering the poor by encouraging co-creation and outsourcing innovation, fill gaps in theory, support practitioners and lay the foundations for further research. This will be a key book for BoP researchers and practitioners on the ground. The reconnection of development approaches with BoP strategies puts the poor first.

The Palgrave Handbook of Spirituality and Business (Hardcover): L. Bouckaert, L. Zsolnai The Palgrave Handbook of Spirituality and Business (Hardcover)
L. Bouckaert, L. Zsolnai
R4,850 Discovery Miles 48 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A summary of the most important issues, approaches and models in the field of spirituality in business, economics and society. "The Handbook of Business and Spirituality" presents a comprehensive pluralistic view covering all the major religious and spiritual traditions.

A Christian Approach to Corporate Religious Liberty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Edward A. David A Christian Approach to Corporate Religious Liberty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Edward A. David
R3,363 Discovery Miles 33 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses one of the most urgent issues in contemporary American law-namely, the logic and limits of extending free exercise rights to corporate entities. Pointing to the polarization that surrounds disputes like Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, David argues that such cases need not involve pitting flesh-and-blood individuals against the rights of so-called "corporate moral persons." Instead, David proposes that such disputes should be resolved by attending to the moral quality of group actions. This approach shifts attention away from polarizing rights-talk and towards the virtues required for thriving civic communities. More radically, however, this approach suggests that groups themselves should not be viewed as things or "persons" in the first instance, but rather as occasions of coordinated activity. Discerned in the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, this reconceptualization helps illuminate the moral stakes of a novel-and controversial-form of religious freedom.

Innovation, Ethics and our Common Futures - A Collaborative Philosophy (Hardcover): Rafael Ziegler Innovation, Ethics and our Common Futures - A Collaborative Philosophy (Hardcover)
Rafael Ziegler
R2,673 Discovery Miles 26 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The important yet contradictory role of innovation in society calls for a philosophy of innovation. Critically exploring innovation in relation to values, the economy and social change, Rafael Ziegler proposes a collaborative theory and practice of innovation that aims to liberate possibilities for our common futures. Following cues from the arts and drawing on the innovation literature across the social sciences, this book exposes pro-innovation bias and the gospel of disruptive change. Not only entrepreneurs but also civic networks and tinkerers are discussed as sources of innovation, and social change as a balancing act of innovation, exnovation and restoration. The discussion of capabilitarian, communitarian, liberal, republican and socialist ideas of justice and innovation leads Ziegler to a transformative proposal: 'enough innovation' based on enough for all and with respect for all. This is a thought-provoking read for scholars working on sustainability-transformation, democratic, responsible and social innovation, and philosophy of economics.

Healthcare and Big Data - Digital Specters and Phantom Objects (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Mary F.E. Ebeling Healthcare and Big Data - Digital Specters and Phantom Objects (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Mary F.E. Ebeling
R3,278 Discovery Miles 32 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This highly original book is an ethnographic noir of how Big Data profits from patient private health information. The book follows personal health data as it is collected from inside healthcare and beyond to create patient consumer profiles that are sold to marketers. Primarily told through a first-person noir narrative, Ebeling as a sociologist-hard-boiled-detective, investigates Big Data and the trade in private health information by examining the information networks that patient data traverses. The noir narrative reveals the processes that the data broker industry uses to create data commodities-data phantoms or the marketing profiles of patients that are bought by advertisers to directly market to consumers. Healthcare and Big Data considers the implications these "data phantoms" have for patient privacy as well as the very real harm that they can cause.

Ethics and Human Behaviour in ICT Development - International Case Studies with a Focus on Poland (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023):... Ethics and Human Behaviour in ICT Development - International Case Studies with a Focus on Poland (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Marion Hersh, Józef B. Lewoc
R3,593 Discovery Miles 35 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ethics and Human Behaviour in ICT Development discusses ethics in a professional context and encourages readers to self-assessment of their own behaviour. It provides thought-provoking accounts of the little-known early history of technological development in information and communication technology (ICT) and the automation industry in Poland, with a focus on Wroclaw. The book provides a framework for understanding the relationship between ethics and behaviour, and analyses critically ethical and behavioural issues in challenging workplaces and social contexts. It includes: case studies from around the world, especially Poland, which illustrate the relationships between human behaviour and ethics; biographies of successful Polish ICT and automation leading designers; analysis of case studies of human behaviour and ethics in challenging industrial development and other environments; and illustrative practical applications alongside the theory of human behaviour and ethics. The authors demonstrate the ingenuity of the early Polish designers, programmers and other specialists in overcoming the shortage of components caused by import embargoes to enable Poland to develop its own computer industry. An example of this is Elwro, formerly the largest manufacturer of computers in Poland. The discussion of its growth illustrates the potential of human creativity to overcome problems. The discussion of its fall highlights the importance of ethical approaches to technology transfer and the dangers of a colonialist mentality. The book is designed for engineers, computer scientists, researchers and professionals alike, as well as being of interest for those broadly concerned with ethics and human behaviour.

Ethical Lessons of the Financial Crisis (Hardcover): Eileen Flynn Ethical Lessons of the Financial Crisis (Hardcover)
Eileen Flynn
R3,132 Discovery Miles 31 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2008 it is important to ask what ethics has to say to the many stakeholders in the U.S. economy. The crisis in the financial industry, precipitated by the bursting of a bubble in the housing sector, brought the U.S. economy to the brink of a major depression. Government officials, economists and financial executives intervened to implement measures to mitigate the damage, applying their expertise and using their best judgments to rescue the economy. The actions they took required technical competence, pragmatic judgments and controversial decisions. They worked through a crisis to try to prevent a very bad situation from becoming a catastrophe. As events played out in the autumn of 2008, there was little time to reflect on how immoral conduct contributed to the crisis and how financial recovery needs to be built on an ethical foundation. The purpose of this book is to examine the role of ethics in setting things right. In taking a close look at the events of 2008 this book makes an important contribution to business ethics.

Business Ethics - The Search for an Elusive Idea (Hardcover): Todd Pheifer Business Ethics - The Search for an Elusive Idea (Hardcover)
Todd Pheifer
R2,297 Discovery Miles 22 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Cultural and Political Intersection of Fair Trade and Justice - Managing a Global Industry (Hardcover, New): Tamara L. Stenn The Cultural and Political Intersection of Fair Trade and Justice - Managing a Global Industry (Hardcover, New)
Tamara L. Stenn
R2,868 Discovery Miles 28 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In The Cultural and Political Intersection of Fair Trade and Justice, Stenn uses Amartya Sen's theory of justice and Geert Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions to answer the question: 'Is Fair Trade fair?' This exciting new volume focuses on a study of the effects of Fair Trade on indigenous women. Their stories are reported by the women themselves, which Stenn uses to develop a deeper understanding of Fair Trade, globalization, culture, and policy in building justice. This comparative study of Fair Trade and its effect on Bolivia's Andean women, working independently in handicrafts and collaboratively in agriculture, analyzes how Fair Trade has grown to become a multi-billion dollar, global industry. Stenn's 15 years of working with indigenous Andean women makes this in invaluable source for the study of Fair Trade and for Bolivia's population.

Ethics for People Who Work in Tech (Paperback): Marc Steen Ethics for People Who Work in Tech (Paperback)
Marc Steen
R743 Discovery Miles 7 430 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is for people who work in the tech industry-computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in business, marketing or management roles. It is also for people who are involved in the procurement and deployment of advanced applications, algorithms, and AI systems, and in policy making. Together, they create the digital products, services, and systems that shape our societies and daily lives. The book's aim is to empower people to take responsibility, to 'upgrade' their skills for ethical reflection, inquiry, and deliberation. It introduces ethics in an accessible manner with practical examples, outlines of different ethical traditions, and practice-oriented methods. Additional online resources are available at: ethicsforpeoplewhoworkintech.com.

Assisting the Invisible Hand - Contested Relations Between Market, State and Civil Society (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): W. Dubbink Assisting the Invisible Hand - Contested Relations Between Market, State and Civil Society (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
W. Dubbink
R2,877 Discovery Miles 28 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Modern liberal democracies are troubled by public problems in which the free market is no innocent bystander. It is therefore generally acknowledged that the market must be controlled. Assisting the Invisible Hand is an investigation into contemporary thinking on controlling the market, especially with regard to the problem of dealing with environmental issues. The implicit modes of thinking in economics, political philosophy and administrative theory are uncovered and criticized. The book contributes to contemporary insight by arguing that the issue of market control must be addressed in terms of the relations between state, market and civil society. Furthermore, since controlling the market is so closely related to the ideals of liberal democracy, this book stresses the normative dimensions of the market control issue. The position adopted by the book is that the market cannot be controlled by the state alone. This responsibility should be shared between state, market and civil society.

Reviving Traditions in Research on International Market Entry (Hardcover): S. Tamer Cavusgil Reviving Traditions in Research on International Market Entry (Hardcover)
S. Tamer Cavusgil; Edited by (ghost editors) Tiger Li
R3,861 Discovery Miles 38 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In contrast to the vibrant development in global market entry activities, extant research on the subject is running out of steam. For example, countertrade, a major form of entry mode, has grown to 15 percent of the world trade but studies on the topic have dwindled to naught. The practice of gray market has expanded to include everything from batteries and cars to computers and mobile phones. However, research on gray market has become scarce. Research stagnancy does not limit to micro-marketing issues. The role of government in market entry has received little attention in spite of the active roles many governments, such as the Chinese and Indian governments, have played in creating a favorable environment to attract foreign direct investment and promote export. Written by a group of internationally renowned scholars, this volume of the "Advances in International Marketing" is devoted to bridge a knowledge gap between the practice of international market entry and the availability of research-based insights and principles for guiding that practice. Among the articles, Samiee discusses countertrade from a marketing viewpoint and introduces a unique marketing process perspective. Zou, Taylor, and Fang examine government influences on MNC's control over its foreign market venture. Li and Li investigate channel control in new product export. Mullen, Sashi, and Doney's case study highlights the complex issues in gray market from the perspective of both manufacturers and parallel marketers. Kopp and Zeng review the changes in Chinese patent laws and discuss market entry issues related to intellectual property rights.

Humanistic Management in Practice (Hardcover, New): Ernst Von Kimakowitz, M. Pirson, H. Spitzeck, C Dierksmeier, W. Amann Humanistic Management in Practice (Hardcover, New)
Ernst Von Kimakowitz, M. Pirson, H. Spitzeck, C Dierksmeier, W. Amann
R2,901 Discovery Miles 29 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book investigates into the principles of humanistic management and examines their throretical merits. In order to demonstrate that humanistic ideas also work in practice and can lead to actionable management guidelines it is a collection of case examples of how businesses succeed in generating social value whilst being profitable.

Management Ethics - Placing Ethics at the Core of Good Management (Hardcover): D. Mele Management Ethics - Placing Ethics at the Core of Good Management (Hardcover)
D. Mele
R1,875 Discovery Miles 18 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The recent financial crisis has awakened a renewed sensibility to ethics in business and management, and an increasing interest in a better understanding of how ethics and economics are intertwined. Managers and executives must understand not just the moral value of ethical behaviour, but also how this can strengthens and benefits the organization

Business Ethics and Organizational Values - A Systems Theoretical Analysis (Hardcover): O Thyssen Business Ethics and Organizational Values - A Systems Theoretical Analysis (Hardcover)
O Thyssen
R2,863 Discovery Miles 28 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Organizational values are a hot topic as private and public organizations are not only evaluated according to their products and profits, but also according to the circumstances of the product -- labor conditions, materials, risks, human rights and social responsibility. Values are becoming the defining identity of organizations. This book covers this shift.

Business Efficiency and Ethics - Values and Strategic Decision Making (Hardcover): D. Chorafas Business Efficiency and Ethics - Values and Strategic Decision Making (Hardcover)
D. Chorafas
R1,912 Discovery Miles 19 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Business Efficiency and Ethics presents both the theory of business efficiency and ethics, and a wealth of case studies based on practical experience. This unique perspective offers a framework for identifying this behaviour and reestablishing appropriate business behavior standards.

The Purpose of Business - Contemporary Perspectives from Different Walks of Life (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Albert Erisman,... The Purpose of Business - Contemporary Perspectives from Different Walks of Life (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Albert Erisman, David Gautschi
R3,379 Discovery Miles 33 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Business is a vital institution for a flourishing society, but there is mounting concern about its role in distorting wealth distribution, enabling and rewarding unethical behaviour, and despoiling the natural environment. A Consortium was formed in 2009 under the leadership of David Gautschi to bring together academics, business people, and interested members of society from around the world to discuss two questions: what is the purpose of business, and what is the role of the business school in the academy? Consortium Fellows gathered in eight sessions over five years from 29 countries to discuss, debate, and share perspectives on these questions. The Purpose of Business is an edited collection drawing from the perspectives of these sessions, with contributors from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia bringing culturally and intellectually diverse perspectives on these critical questions. This multifaceted work offers an exploration of business in relation to religion, art, neuroscience, geopolitics, energy, and beyond to inspire a better understanding of the role of business in the 21st century interconnected world.

Corporate Social Responsibility (Hardcover): Jean-Pascal Gond, Jeremy Moon Corporate Social Responsibility (Hardcover)
Jean-Pascal Gond, Jeremy Moon
R31,953 Discovery Miles 319 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although the idea of social responsibility has a long and distinguished intellectual pedigree, Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR ) has re-emerged during the last fifteen years or so as a high-profile concept in both academia and business practice. This revitalized interest has come about largely because of the development of the markets for virtue that have institutionalized CSR in business practices in an unprecedented manner. CSR has achieved organizational distinctiveness within companies (e.g. in managerial and board responsibilities); social and environmental reporting requirements have dramatically increased; socially responsible investment funds have not only established themselves in their own right, but have also informed more mainstream investment criteria, particularly regarding social and environmental risk; a CSR consultancy industry has emerged, along with various vanguard groups and NGOs who seek not only to promote CSR, but also to bring critical perspectives to bear and to raise CSR standards; and governments around the globe have encouraged investment in CSR, better reporting of these activities, and the implementation of CSR initiatives that complement broader public policies.

As research in and around CSR blossoms as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledge 's acclaimed Critical Perspectives on Business and Management series meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature. Edited by two scholars from Nottingham University 's world-class International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, the collection gathers foundational and canonical work, together with innovative and cutting-edge applications and interventions.

With a full index, together with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editors, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, Corporate Social Responsibility is an essential work of reference. The collection will be particularly useful as an essential database allowing scattered and often fugitive material to be easily located. It will also be welcomed as a crucial tool permitting rapid access to less familiar and sometimes overlooked texts. For researchers, students, practitioners, and policy-makers, it is as a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

Sustainability in Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Policies and Practices for a World with Finite Resources (Hardcover, 1st... Sustainability in Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Policies and Practices for a World with Finite Resources (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Antonio Leal Millan, Marta Peris-Ortiz, Antonio L. Leal-Rodriguez
R4,644 Discovery Miles 46 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a richly illustrated study of sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship. Specifically, it examines the ways in which governmental policies and practices modify the social conditions necessary to promote innovation in businesses and by so doing impact economic development. Exploring topics such as green innovation, green customer capital, smart cities, green entrepreneurship and environmental responsibility, this book presents some of the most current research and best practices in the field. In today's global economy, strategies, policies and practices that address the negative effects of human activity on the environment need to be incorporated into the business framework in order for companies to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Around the world, such changes have already resulted in a broad range of products, production methods and technical features that ensure environmental protection. At the same time, the mass media's communication of a deteriorating earth have motivated a growing number of citizens in both developed and developing nations to modify their consumption habits towards more ecological products. Consequently, an increasing number of companies are reacting to these changes in business and legal frameworks and consumer preferences by investing in new forms of green innovation or "eco-innovation" designed to promote both environmental and corporate sustainability. For example, Hewlett-Packard eliminated lead from its welding process; Wal-Mart reduced the emissions of their suppliers; and Cisco, Dell and IBM are investing in smart grids. This volume showcases pioneering efforts among companies, citizens, and government agencies that are moving from theory to practice by placing sustainability at the core of their development strategies.

Business Ethics in Theory and Practice - Contributions from Asia and New Zealand (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Patricia Werhane, Alan... Business Ethics in Theory and Practice - Contributions from Asia and New Zealand (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Patricia Werhane, Alan E. Singer
R3,011 Discovery Miles 30 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book originated in a symposium on business ethics that took place in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Canterbury in September of 1997. Professor Werhane, who was a visiting Erskine Fellow, provided the keynote address, and many of the papers in this collection were originally presented at this symposium. We are grateful to Kluwer Publishers for the opportunity to publish these essays in their series on International Business Ethics. We want to thank the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics at the Darden School, University of Virginia, and the Erskine Trust and the Department of Management at the University of Canterbury for their support of Professor Werhane's fellowship, research for this text, and funding for its production. We especially want to thank Lisa Spiro, who copy-edited and prepared the manuscript for publication. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW This book originated in a symposium on business ethics that took place in the faculty of commerce, at the University of Canterbury, in September 1997. Professor Werhane, who was a visiting Erskine Fellow, provided the keynote address. Contributions to the proceedings were. inter-disciplinary, spanning theory and practice. Subsequent contributions were obtained from within New Zealand and from Asia. The book starts off on rather a pessimistic note: the new managerialism (the kind of thing Scott Adams jokes about in the world-famous Dilbert cartoons) is economically suspect and psychologically damaging.

Marketing Ethics (Hardcover): G. Brenkert Marketing Ethics (Hardcover)
G. Brenkert
R2,794 Discovery Miles 27 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Marketing Ethics" addresses head-on the ethical questions, misunderstandings and challenges that marketing raises while defining marketing as a moral activity.
A substantial introduction to the ethics of marketing, exploring the integral relations of marketing and moralityIdentifies and discusses a series of ethical tools and the marketing framework they constitute that are required for moral marketingConsiders broader meanings and background assumptions of marketing infrequently included in other marketing literatureAdds direction and meaning to problems in marketing ethics through reflection on concepts such as individual choice, freedom and responsibility, desire satisfaction, noncoercive exchanges, and instrumental efficiency

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