Our world is facing unprecedented technological and ethical challenges. Such is the complexity of today's business environment, that sustained long-term success is impossible without a much broader outlook than that fostered by current management school practice. This book draws on centuries of Japanese tradition in honourable behaviour, comparing and contrasting it with developments in the West, to create a new approach powerful enough to meet the challenges of operating in today's global business environment.

In building resilience to face the complexities of the twenty-first century, seven critical essays explore the governance challenges facing companies and governments. The book examines alternate models of societal governance, the information concerns of the electorate, redesign of citizen participation, interrelationship between enterprise and state, payment considerations for essential public services, travel towards oligarchic style government and why the role of Minister of State requires re-examination. This collection offers a unique overview of the governance of citizenship, enterprise and government.

Delving deep into the application of corporate social responsibility surfaces an uncomfortable reality. Honest intent without managerial skill results in CSR paucity. Further study of insider trading, private healthcare and investment banking provision reflects an absence of ethical leadership. Knowledge of CSR, the need for ethical leadership as well as the skills of effective follow-through are the key ingredients for effective CSR pursuit. CSR is here for the long haul. Its neglect, particularly in the boardroom, undermines corporate reputation.