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This book explores the conceptual and practical implications of
applying a relational view to cultural complexity. The authors take
the findings of an international and interdisciplinary Delphi study
on transcultural competence as a starting point and offer further
analysis and interpretation from their specific perspectives.
Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, the book
discusses the potential contributions of a relational approach to
understanding and strengthening individuals and organizations in
their contexts. Through various conceptual chapters, case studies
and field reports, it explores the role and nature of commonalities
for cooperation in contexts of cultural complexity and discusses
the relationship between differences and commonalities, as well as
the implications for relational leadership and management. The book
is divided into four parts, the first of which introduces readers
to the relational view. In turn, the second part elaborates on
transcultural competence, while the third presents various case
studies and field reports on experience-based learning and
relationality in culturally complex settings. Finally, the fourth
part sheds new light on relational leadership and the role of
commonalities in organizational practice. As such, this book will
appeal to scholars and practitioners in the areas of cultural and
relational economics, intercultural communication, business
strategy and leadership, and organizational studies.
This book introduces the research agenda of relational economics as
a political economy for the governance of local and global economic
transactions in modern societies. It analyses the mechanisms of
global value creation and production networks by studying
cooperation in intra- and inter-firm networks, intersectoral
stakeholder management, and transcultural leadership. The author
develops a categorical taxonomy for private and public value
creation based on the effective and efficient interlinking of, and
interaction between, a range of resources and abilities. In
contrast to mainstream economics, which largely focuses on the laws
of discrete and dyadic exchange transactions, this book assesses
the polyvalent characteristics of relational transactions. The
chief categories involved in an economic theory of the relations
between events are the relational transactions and their various
forms of governance; the polycontextual cooperation between
economic, political and civil society agents; and the factor
incomes and relational rents that relational transactions produce.
Today, relational transactions are the rule, not the exception, in
modern economies and their global value creation networks. Given
its scope and focus, this book will appeal to scholars of
economics, economic sociology, organisational studies and related
fields.
This book investigates the functioning and effects of moral rules
and values as endogenous elements of governance structures when
applied to economic and social transactions. The point of departure
and framework of this book is Josef Wieland's theory of Ethics of
Governance. Its focal point is the governance of the normative
aspects of corporations. The Ethics of Governance is a comparative
research project on business and economic ethics which started 15
years ago. Divided into five chapters, the book provides a
comprehensive insight into the theoretical foundation and
application-oriented results of the research project. It covers
theoretical, conceptual and practical challenges in the global
economy with regard to a sustainable economy, the social
responsibility of corporations, and their transcultural and
normative management.By offering comprehensive insight into the
research results of the Ethics of Governance project, this book
provides a unique scientific work on business and economic ethics."
Today’s management is faced with the new task of implementing and dealing with standardised ethics management systems and values programs. It is a widely accepted fact that these have to be designed individually and firm specific, if they are to be a success. On the one hand, these systems are a business card for the companies. On the other hand the companies have to meet the growing public demand for evaluating the seriosity of these systems. The articles investigate the contents and processes of good corporate practice. Their main focus is on the question of integrating the moral values and ethical demands into economic and corporate decisions by ethics standards in a way that is credible and understandable for society. The volume presented here is the first of its kind, due to the fact that it contains a collection of all relevant European ethics standards which are a part of a modern Good Corporate Governance. The reader is provided with an overview of the state of the European discussion.
This book contributes to the development of a relational view of
economics. Bringing together experts from various disciplines, it
offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of relational
transactions. In contrast to discrete market transactions as a
traditional subject of economic discourse, the book analyses the
role of relational transactions in the study of economic phenomena.
The contributing authors address topics such as global intra- and
inter-company networks, intersectoral stakeholder management,
relational contracts, and transcultural management approaches.
Accordingly, the book makes an important contribution to an
emerging field of research.
Over the last years, "Creating Shared Value" has become a much
discussed concept in business practice as well as in management
theory and especially in the context of corporate social
responsibility. This book offers a contribution to the current
academic discussions on the well-received article of Michael Porter
and Marc Kramer in Harvard Business Review in 2011. In the light of
the increasing references to the shared value concept, it develops
a critical discussion on its fundamentals and its implications for
the relationship between economy and society. By that, the book
seeks to shed light on the understanding of the role and the nature
of the firm in a globalized economy. The result is a collection of
interdisciplinary academic reviews which offer interdisciplinary
reflections on "Creating Shared Value" to illuminate theoretical,
conceptual and practical challenges of the topic. Within the fields
of Business Ethics, Theory of the Firm, Management and Philosophy,
researcher, students and practitioners will be given a deeper
insight on how to approach to the concept in a conceptional and
philosophical way.
Over the last years, "Creating Shared Value" has become a much
discussed concept in business practice as well as in management
theory and especially in the context of corporate social
responsibility. This book offers a contribution to the current
academic discussions on the well-received article of Michael Porter
and Marc Kramer in Harvard Business Review in 2011. In the light of
the increasing references to the shared value concept, it develops
a critical discussion on its fundamentals and its implications for
the relationship between economy and society. By that, the book
seeks to shed light on the understanding of the role and the nature
of the firm in a globalized economy. The result is a collection of
interdisciplinary academic reviews which offer interdisciplinary
reflections on "Creating Shared Value" to illuminate theoretical,
conceptual and practical challenges of the topic. Within the fields
of Business Ethics, Theory of the Firm, Management and Philosophy,
researcher, students and practitioners will be given a deeper
insight on how to approach to the concept in a conceptional and
philosophical way.
This book investigates the functioning and effects of moral rules
and values as endogenous elements of governance structures when
applied to economic and social transactions. The point of departure
and framework of this book is Josef Wieland's theory of Ethics of
Governance. Its focal point is the governance of the normative
aspects of corporations. The Ethics of Governance is a comparative
research project on business and economic ethics which started 15
years ago. Divided into five chapters, the book provides a
comprehensive insight into the theoretical foundation and
application-oriented results of the research project. It covers
theoretical, conceptual and practical challenges in the global
economy with regard to a sustainable economy, the social
responsibility of corporations, and their transcultural and
normative management. By offering comprehensive insight into
the research results of the Ethics of Governance project, this book
provides a unique scientific work on business and economic ethics.
The articles collected in this volume deal with the contents and
processes of good corporate practice. Their common question is how
moral values and ethical demands can become an integral part of
economic and corporate deci sions- in a way that is credible and
comprehensible for the society. Generally accepted best practice or
minimum requirements for codes of conduct matter in this context.
They codify values like integrity, fairness, openness, honesty,
truthfulness, solidarity and justice, which have to be im plemented
in a company's day-to-day business. In one sentence: There is a
need to develop criteria for seriosity and credibility, for
evaluating and con trolling standards of conduct and the managerial
systems created for this purpose. In the international arena terms
like Ethics management system, Ethics program, Values program,
Ethics audit and Social audit are in use to denote these management
systems. In this context it seems to me that the European
perspective results from the values driven integration of corporate
govern ance (e.g. risk management, compliance), quality management
(e.g. human capital, supply chain) and corporate citizenship (human
rights, ecology, so cial responsibility, communitiy) into a
comprehensive and consistent man agement decision system. The core
value and common denominator of these areas is sustainability.
This, for instance, as opposed to narrow compliance programs that
are largely law driven, to use a distinction which Lynn S. Paine
introduced."
This book introduces the research agenda of relational economics as
a political economy for the governance of local and global economic
transactions in modern societies. It analyses the mechanisms of
global value creation and production networks by studying
cooperation in intra- and inter-firm networks, intersectoral
stakeholder management, and transcultural leadership. The author
develops a categorical taxonomy for private and public value
creation based on the effective and efficient interlinking of, and
interaction between, a range of resources and abilities. In
contrast to mainstream economics, which largely focuses on the laws
of discrete and dyadic exchange transactions, this book assesses
the polyvalent characteristics of relational transactions. The
chief categories involved in an economic theory of the relations
between events are the relational transactions and their various
forms of governance; the polycontextual cooperation between
economic, political and civil society agents; and the factor
incomes and relational rents that relational transactions produce.
Today, relational transactions are the rule, not the exception, in
modern economies and their global value creation networks. Given
its scope and focus, this book will appeal to scholars of
economics, economic sociology, organisational studies and related
fields.
Moderne Gesellschaften werden zunehmend von Organisationen und
deren Entscheidungen in ihrem Entwicklungsgang beeinflusst. In
dieser Situation allein auf die SteuerungsfAhigkeit individueller
Moral einerseits und staatlicher Regelungen andererseits zu setzen,
scheint den dadurch entstehenden gesellschaftlichen Problemen nicht
angemessen. KAnnen kollektive Akteure, also Organisationen, eine
Rolle A1/4bernehmen, und wenn ja, welche? Diese Frage ist sowohl
fA1/4r die Akonomische als auch fA1/4r die philosophische
Diskussion von hAchstem Interesse.
Der Band bietet nicht nur einen Aoeberblick A1/4ber den aktuellen
Diskussionsstand, sondern darA1/4ber hinaus auch A1/4ber die
Entwicklung konzeptioneller Forschungsprogramme. Damit leistet er
einen Beitrag zu einer notwendigen und unausweichlichen
Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema, die sich aus dem Entwicklungsgang
der modernen Gesellschaft selbst ergibt.
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