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This innovative book sets out to rethink corporate social
responsibility (CSR) in global value chains. Peter Lund-Thomsen
considers how CSR is often framed and promoted by key actors in the
Global North, the home of many large retailers and brands, in ways
that overlook the unique challenges and broader circumstances faced
by suppliers and countries in the Global South. He instead proposes
that CSR must be understood as an evolving, context-dependent, and
contested term that can best be viewed through multiple
perspectives. Developing an integrated analytical model of buyer,
supplier, and worker perspectives on CSR in global value chains,
the book draws out future research and policy implications of this
analysis in the areas of governance, human rights, the circular
economy, and climate change. This book will be a critical resource
for scholars and students with an interest in corporate social
responsibility, critical management studies, management and
sustainability, and responsible consumption and production.
Practitioners and policy makers in business, government,
international organizations, and NGOs will also benefit from the
book's re-evaluation of CSR in global value chains.
Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives provides
a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge theoretical and
empirical contributions to the emerging field of business and
development studies. Compared to more traditional business-school
accounts of business in developing countries which focus on the
challenges and opportunities of doing business in developing
countries, this anthology explores whether, how, and under what
conditions business contributes to the achievement of economic,
social, and environmental goals in developing countries. The book
consolidates the current status of academic work on business and
development, identifies state of the art in relation to this
academic field, and establishes a future research agenda for
'business and development studies' as an emerging academic
discipline within the social sciences. The book will be of interest
to researchers and students, including economists, geographers,
sociologists, political scientists, corporate social responsibility
specialists, and development scholars who are seeking an in-depth
overview of current debates about the role of business as a
development agent in the Global South. The book is also of
relevance to practitioners that are engaged in work with the
private sector seeking to enhance the positive effects and minimize
the negative economic, social, and environmental consequences of
business activity in the Global South.
Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives provides
a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge theoretical and
empirical contributions to the emerging field of business and
development studies. Compared to more traditional business-school
accounts of business in developing countries which focus on the
challenges and opportunities of doing business in developing
countries, this anthology explores whether, how, and under what
conditions business contributes to the achievement of economic,
social, and environmental goals in developing countries. The book
consolidates the current status of academic work on business and
development, identifies state of the art in relation to this
academic field, and establishes a future research agenda for
'business and development studies' as an emerging academic
discipline within the social sciences. The book will be of interest
to researchers and students, including economists, geographers,
sociologists, political scientists, corporate social responsibility
specialists, and development scholars who are seeking an in-depth
overview of current debates about the role of business as a
development agent in the Global South. The book is also of
relevance to practitioners that are engaged in work with the
private sector seeking to enhance the positive effects and minimize
the negative economic, social, and environmental consequences of
business activity in the Global South.
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Gene Cloning (Paperback)
Julia Lodge, Peter Lund, Steve Minchin
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R2,283
Discovery Miles 22 830
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The ability to successfully clone genes underlies the majority
of our knowledge in molecular and cellular biology. Gene Cloning
introduces the diverse array of techniques available to clone genes
and how they can be used effectively both in the research
laboratory, to gain knowledge about the gene, and for use in
biotechnology, medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and
agriculture. It shows how cloning genes is an integral part of
genomics and underlines its relevance in the post-genomic age, as a
tool required to test predictions of gene regulation and function
made through bioinformatics. Applications of gene cloning in
medicine, both for diagnosis and treatment, and in the
pharmaceutical industry and agriculture, are also covered in the
book.
Gene Cloning takes a fresh approach to teaching molecular and
cellular biology and will be a valuable resource to both
undergraduates and lecturers of biological and biomedical science
courses.
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