Corporate Behavior and Sustainability - Doing Well by Being Good (Hardcover)

Companies can no longer expect to engage in dubious or unethical corporate behaviour without risking their reputation and damaging, perhaps irrevocably, their market position. Irresponsible corporate behavior not only deprives shareholders of long-term returns but also ultimately imposes a cost on society as a whole. Sustainable business is about ensuring that entities contribute toward positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. Bad business behaviour is costly for stakeholders, for markets, for society, and the economy alike. To ensure that a company behaves well, the buy-in of the leadership team is crucial. The full commitment of the board of directors, in conjunction with the senior managers of the organization, is required if an organization is to be socially responsible. In this sense, leadership does not reside with an individual (the CEO) within the organization but with all of those at the apex of corporate power and control. Effective change management requires enlightened and capable leadership to instigate and drive the process of embedding a sustainable and socially responsible corporate philosophy and culture that supports good business decision-making. A profound understanding of the requirements of such a leadership process will help corporate managers become highly effective change agents. Governance will be the main driver of this change. For the economy and financial markets to become sustainable and resilient, radical changes in corporate leadership need to take place. Integrated reporting, government regulation, and international standards will all be important factors in bringing about this change. As well as understanding the effects of corporate behavior on financial markets, such an understanding is also now imperative in relation to the social and environmental contexts.

General

Imprint:	Gower Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Finance, Governance and Sustainability
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Guler Aras • Coral Ingley
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-5769-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > International business Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business strategy Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Sales & marketing > Sales & marketing management Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Investment & securities > General Books > Money & Finance > Investment & securities > General
LSN:	1-4724-5769-2
Barcode:	9781472457691

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