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The management of organisations continues to evolve as new
priorities emerge and new approaches are developed. Thus, it is
clear that research into business and management will also continue
to evolve. This will be in terms of both what is researched and in
terms of the techniques and methods used to conduct research. Such
development will continue into the future and this book highlights
evolving areas. It also suggests new topics which are emerging and
new techniques to conduct such research – topics and techniques
that will be of benefit to researchers. The unique focus on the
future of research methods in management, the emergence of topics
in contemporary management and sustainability research and
practices, such as sustainability and circular economy, will set
this volume apart. With coverage of new and emerging subjects in
management studies such as sustainability, zero carbon, green
market, and circular economy, and the international collaboration
with contributors from all around the globe, this major
interdisciplinary reference volume will be of interest and great
value to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the
fields of business and management research and appropriate
methodologies.
The three pillars of sustainability - Environmental protection,
Social sustainability, and Economic sustainability - are well known
since the Brunndtland Commission report. However, these pillars are
meant to be approached and treated as equal counterparts, yet this
rarely happens as individuals, corporations, businesses, and
institutions will weight one pillar with more importance than the
others. The Equal Pillars of Sustainability works to redress this
problem and to look at what action is taken or might be taken to
achieve equality. It is investigated whether this equality can be
achieved in all circumstances or what alternatives need to be
considered. It might be argued that Brundtland was wrong, and these
three pillars are not the centrepiece of sustainable development.
In this book we consider these views and actions to arrive at a
view which will inform debate and guide future action. Developments
in Corporate Governance and Responsibility as a series offers the
latest research on topical issues by international experts and has
practical relevance to business managers. This is the only book
series endorsed by the Social Responsibility Research Network.
This book explores the concepts of sustainability and governance in
relation to the governance of corporations - hence the ubiquity of
the term corporate governance - and other bodies. It examines how
these concepts are regularly used by politicians and by the media.
The two concepts are however largely treated as being separate and
discrete, and given equal coverage. The argument in this book is
that the two concepts are inter-related and that good governance is
a prerequisite for sustainability. The focus of the book therefore
is different from most, as it seeks to integrate these two
important issues. The approach used in this book is based on the
tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network - a
worldwide body of scholars that, over its 20-year history, has
sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as
inter-related and business-relevant. The book examines diverse
aspects of the changes to corporate and institutional behaviour
that have recently manifested by focusing on these two aspects of
sustainable development. Thus, the authors explore engagement and
partnership between organisations, in order to consider the extent
to which the focus has changed so much that we need to think about
new approaches to our understanding of sustainability and differing
effects in practice. The international mix of authors makes this an
original contribution, sharing some of the best ideas from around
the world.
Both firms and governments are increasingly taking steps to address
sustainability, and at the same time the issue of governance has
become more prominent due to the numerous problems in public and
business life which have manifest failures in governance. As
initiatives for sustainability increase in importance and
prominence, so has the need for governance of sustainability plans
and actions. This volume of Developments in Corporate Governance
and Responsibility responds to that need and focuses on the
relations between governance and sustainability. The book looks at
what has been happening in various locations around the world,
identifying varying approaches and examining whether and how a best
practice could be developed. Gathering contributions that are
varied in scope and produced by authors from around the world, it
provides a rich picture of the progress (or lack of progress) being
made in a wide array of contexts. For its depth and broad scope,
Governance and Sustainability is a must-read for researchers,
students, and practitioners interested in sustainability and
corporate social responsibility.
This book focuses mainly on strategic decision making at a global
level, which is rarely considered in approaches to sustainability.
This book makes a unique contribution as the work looks at global
consequences of mineral exhaustion and steps that can be taken to
alleviate the impending problems. This book highlights how
sustainability has become one of the most important issues for
businesses, governments and society at large. This book explores
the topic of sustainability as one that is under much debate as to
what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it is
completely evident that the resources of the planet are fixed in
quantity, and once used, cannot be reused except through being
reused in one form or another. This is particularly true of the
mineral resources of the planet. These are finite in quantity, and
once fully extracted, extra quantities are no longer available for
future use. This book argues and presents evidence that the
remaining mineral resources are diminishing significantly and
heading towards exhaustion. Once mined and consumed, they are no
longer available for future use other than what can be recycled and
reused. This book demonstrates that future scarcity means that best
use must be made of what exists, as sustainability depends upon
this, and best use is defined as utility rather than economic
value, which must be considered at a global level rather than a
national level. Moreover, sustainability depends upon both
availability in the present and in the future, so the use of
resources requires attention to the future as well as to the
present. This book investigates the alternative methods of
achieving the global distribution of these mineral resources and
proposes an optimum solution. This book adds to the discourse
through the understanding of the importance of the depletion and
finiteness of raw materials and their use for the present and the
future, in order to achieve and maintain sustainability.
This book explores the concepts of sustainability and governance in
relation to the governance of corporations - hence the ubiquity of
the term corporate governance - and other bodies. It examines how
these concepts are regularly used by politicians and by the media.
The two concepts are however largely treated as being separate and
discrete, and given equal coverage. The argument in this book is
that the two concepts are inter-related and that good governance is
a prerequisite for sustainability. The focus of the book therefore
is different from most, as it seeks to integrate these two
important issues. The approach used in this book is based on the
tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network - a
worldwide body of scholars that, over its 20-year history, has
sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as
inter-related and business-relevant. The book examines diverse
aspects of the changes to corporate and institutional behaviour
that have recently manifested by focusing on these two aspects of
sustainable development. Thus, the authors explore engagement and
partnership between organisations, in order to consider the extent
to which the focus has changed so much that we need to think about
new approaches to our understanding of sustainability and differing
effects in practice. The international mix of authors makes this an
original contribution, sharing some of the best ideas from around
the world.
The world has gone through profound change since 2019, which has
impacted economies, organisations, societies, and ways of working.
Now, more than ever, businesses need to be prepared and resilient
to large-scale changes. Written by experts, the chapters collected
here address various issues such as climate change and the
pandemic, suggesting ways in which future crises can be managed
successfully and sharing best practice from what we have learned
from recent crises. The globally diverse authorship in Corporate
Resilience brings together a range of perspectives on corporate
resilience and crisis management from varying industries to explore
this topic in great depth. Areas studied range from building global
resilience through sustainable development and social
responsibility, to corporate resilience, environmental investment,
internet financial reporting and reporting on human rights.
Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility offers the
latest research on topical issues international experts and has
practical relevance to business managers.
While global challenges such as a future pandemics and global
warming seem insurmountable, innovation and cumulative small
changes can help towards managing such disruptive events.
Innovation can encompass a new way of doing things, new products
and services, and new solutions; in organizations where innovation
can flourish, progress and resilience can be achieved. This edited
collection draws together a number of chapters, organized into two
parts – developing social responsibility and developing
sustainability – both of which are interlinked and
interdependent. Topics presented range from: mandatory CSR in the
banking industry to the professional integration of displaced
persons to knowledge for and about sustainability, and many more.
The diversity of the chapters gift readers an interdisciplinary
examination of innovation, social responsibility and
sustainability. Developments in Corporate Governance and
Responsibility offers the latest research on topical issues by
international experts and has practical relevance to business
managers.
It is apparent that all forms of organisation have governance
requirements and procedures but too often we just consider
governance in a corporate environment. Equally it is accepted that
the concept of governance is concerned with the relationship
between the organisation and all of its stakeholders but is too
often interpreted as a concern for the relationship between a
corporation and its investors. Still this is essentially true as
far as most corporations are concerned. Such narrow views are
unrealistic and are inappropriate in the modern global world which
we inhabit and many would blame problems with governance for the
economic and financial turmoil which the world has experienced
during the last decade. Much analysis has been undertaken about
governance but little in the way of change is manifest and few seem
to recognise both the need to consider radical changes in the
modern global environment and the opportunities and possibilities
presented by the current environment. In this book therefore we
take a broad (and possibly radical) approach and consider
governance requirements in the modern world - not just for
corporations but for all forms of organisation.
Although much consideration has been given to the relationship
between a corporation and its stakeholders, less attention has been
given as to who those stakeholders might consist of. Nevertheless
in this globalised world the effects of the actions of a
corporation can been seen to extend far beyond the boundaries of
the organisation and far beyond the countries in which that
corporation is domiciled or operates. Indeed not only can a
butterfly flapping its wings cause a hurricane in another part of
the world but also a minor decision by a corporation can have a
dramatic social, economic or geopolitical impact in other parts of
the world. Thus the stakeholder community of a corporation must be
considered as far greater than its voluntary stakeholders, far
greater than its internal stakeholders and far greater than its
supply chain and value chain. This has considerable implications
for the corporation and its approach to both its operations and its
sense of corporate responsibility. Too often this is not considered
or even recognised so in this book we take the widest definition of
stakeholders and consider aspect of the corporation's
responsibility to this community.
The term sustainability has become one of the most significant in
the current era. It seems to be ubiquitous amongst academics,
politicians, business leaders, media personnel and even the general
public. It is no exaggeration to state that it is considered all
over the world to be the most pressing issue to be addressed for
the long-term future of the planet and its inhabitants. The topic
is of course complex, and the issue of sustainability is under much
debate as to what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it
is completely certain that the resources of the planet are fixed in
quantity and, once used, cannot be reused except through being
reused in one form or another. At present, much of the discourse of
sustainability has focused upon the environment and in particular
upon climate change and the effects that this is having. Thus, the
discourse has tended to be about mitigation. Sustainability of
course requires all three pillars of the triple bottom
line—economic, environmental and social—to be addressed.
Indeed, it might be considered that the effects upon the social,
and how we choose to live our lives, might well be the most
profound effect of achieving sustainability. This book therefore
focuses upon some of the many aspects of the social and how we can
adapt our lives to accommodate the requirements of sustainability.
it therefore takes a very different approach to addressing the
issues of sustainability, while of course not ignoring the other
pillars. This book therefore sets out to examine various aspects of
the changes to personal, corporate and institutional behaviour
which may have to come about in our search for sustainability. It
is tended to address some of the issues and how they are being
dealt with in various parts of the world. As always, our concept is
to share best practice and thereby enrich both the discourse and
our progress towards sustainability. Thus, we focus upon the
current situation while also considering the extent to which the
focus is changing so much that we need to think about new
approaches to our understanding of behaviour and differing effects
in practice. The international origins of the contributors to this
book make this an original contribution taking some of the best
ideas from around the world. This book therefore addresses these
issues from a perspective not generally addressed by researchers,
or even by politicians and the press. It therefore provides fresh
perspectives upon the important issue of our common future. As
always, this approach is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network srrnet.org (a worldwide body of
scholars with membership of several thousand), which in its 20-year
history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all
research as inter-related and relevant to business. This tradition
has always been to explore the subject widely and to seek relevant
solutions, while also sharing best practice. This book is based
primarily upon some of the contributions from the network at our
recent conference and shows both commonality and diversity in
approaches and effects.
This book focuses on the application of sustainable development
principles through consultation with, and partnerships between
commerce and the community. Offering international perspectives,
the authors show that the issues are global and that we can best
arrive at solutions through a synthesis of these various
perspectives. The book also examines changes to corporate and
institutional behavior and discusses the extent to which the focus
has changed, making it necessary to consider new approaches to our
understanding of sustainability and differing effects in practice.
This approach is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network, which in its 17-year history has
sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as
inter-related and relevant to business. This book consists of the
best contributions from the 17th International Conference on
Corporate Social Responsibility and 8th Organisational Governance
Conference, held in Bangalore, India in September 2018
This book examines various aspects of changes to business behavior
through the lenses of the "twin pillars" of sustainability -
responsibility and governance. It discusses whether the focus of
corporate social responsibility has changed so much that we need to
think about redefinitions of key concepts in the field, and
analyses both the theory and practice in a variety of ways to
enable conclusions to be drawn about the changes needed to any
definitions. This approach is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network, which in its 15-year history has
sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as
inter-related and relevant to business. This book consists of the
best contributions from the 16th International Conference on
Corporate Social Responsibility and 7th Organisational Governance
Conference held in Derby, United Kingdom in August/September 2017.
It is generally accepted that climate change is happening and that
steps need to be taken to alleviate this. One action which has
become prominent is that of achieving net zero, which has been
interpreted in terms of emissions of CO2 and other gases. Net zero
cannot be achieved by anyone, any organization or even any country
acting alone: a great number of actions need to be taken by
individuals and organisations and these will differ according to
their location and the nature of the organization involved.
Achieving Net Zero brings together chapters to examine these
challenges from a range of perspectives, various regions and
industries, each presenting unique outlooks. From steps on the
journey to net zero and sustainability rhetoric, to case studies in
Angola and Mauritius, this edited collection helps facilitate best
practice that can be adopted on a global scale. Developments in
Corporate Governance and Responsibility offers the latest research
on topical issues international experts and has practical relevance
to business managers.
While it is generally accepted that both governance and corporate
social responsibility are concerned with the way that an
organisation manages its relations with its stakeholders, the
actual relationships are not simple. The stakeholders who are
considered to be dominant and most powerful can change dramatically
over time. This is particularly so when governance or CSR is
considered in the context of non-commercial forms of organisation.
This book re-examines these relationships and the way in which they
are changing and developing. The various contributions to the book
address different aspects of these relationships from a wide
international and interdisciplinary perspective.
It has been fairly traumatic for everyone and every organization
over the last couple of years as we have had to deal with the
coronavirus pandemic. It has certainly been a shock to the economic
system of the world from which many are still recovering. Equally
it has affected social systems and the environment, the effects of
which are still being felt and will be felt for some time to come.
In addition, there has been a fairly general economic crisis around
the world as people struggle and adapt to the new environment.
Certainly, there have been and will be changes which are likely to
become permanent. While recovering from one crisis however
another is becoming more significant as climate change and its
effects start to become ever more apparent. So, it seems inevitable
that difficult times will continue into the future. This book
therefore sets out to examine aspects of the changes to corporate
and institutional behaviour which have come about by the difficult
times of needing to deal with past and future crises. The
international origins of the contributors to this volume make this
very original, taking some of the best ideas from around the world.
This approach is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network (SRRNet.org), which in its 20-year
history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all
research as inter-related and relevant to business. This tradition
has always been to explore the subject widely and to seek relevant
solutions, while also sharing best practice.Â
This book focuses mainly on strategic decision making at a global
level, which is rarely considered in approaches to sustainability.
This book makes a unique contribution as the work looks at global
consequences of mineral exhaustion and steps that can be taken to
alleviate the impending problems. This book highlights how
sustainability has become one of the most important issues for
businesses, governments and society at large. This book explores
the topic of sustainability as one that is under much debate as to
what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it is
completely evident that the resources of the planet are fixed in
quantity, and once used, cannot be reused except through being
reused in one form or another. This is particularly true of the
mineral resources of the planet. These are finite in quantity, and
once fully extracted, extra quantities are no longer available for
future use. This book argues and presents evidence that the
remaining mineral resources are diminishing significantly and
heading towards exhaustion. Once mined and consumed, they are no
longer available for future use other than what can be recycled and
reused. This book demonstrates that future scarcity means that best
use must be made of what exists, as sustainability depends upon
this, and best use is defined as utility rather than economic
value, which must be considered at a global level rather than a
national level. Moreover, sustainability depends upon both
availability in the present and in the future, so the use of
resources requires attention to the future as well as to the
present. This book investigates the alternative methods of
achieving the global distribution of these mineral resources and
proposes an optimum solution. This book adds to the discourse
through the understanding of the importance of the depletion and
finiteness of raw materials and their use for the present and the
future, in order to achieve and maintain sustainability.
This book focuses on CSR in the public sector, in all its
manifestations around the world, in order to consider its
application in practice and its connections to sustainable
objectives. This book is unique in that all chapters were written
by members of the Social Responsibility Research Network. Their
ideas have been tested and refined through the feedback given after
they were presented at the 16th International Conference. The
approach used in this book is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network - a worldwide body of scholars
that, over its 20-year history, has sought to broaden the discourse
and to treat all research as inter-related and business-relevant.
The book examines diverse aspects of how CSR and sustainability
apply to, and are applied by, a variety of public bodies in a
variety of ways. Thus, the authors focus on the priorities of these
organisations, in order to consider the extent to which the focus
has changed so much that we need to think about new approaches to
our understanding of CSR and sustainability and differing effects
in practice. The international mix of authors makes this an
original contribution, sharing some of the best ideas from around
the world
This book focuses on the application of sustainable development
principles through consultation with, and partnerships between
commerce and the community. Offering international perspectives,
the authors show that the issues are global and that we can best
arrive at solutions through a synthesis of these various
perspectives. The book also examines changes to corporate and
institutional behavior and discusses the extent to which the focus
has changed, making it necessary to consider new approaches to our
understanding of sustainability and differing effects in practice.
This approach is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network, which in its 17-year history has
sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as
inter-related and relevant to business. This book consists of the
best contributions from the 17th International Conference on
Corporate Social Responsibility and 8th Organisational Governance
Conference, held in Bangalore, India in September 2018
This book examines various aspects of changes to business behavior
through the lenses of the "twin pillars" of sustainability -
responsibility and governance. It discusses whether the focus of
corporate social responsibility has changed so much that we need to
think about redefinitions of key concepts in the field, and
analyses both the theory and practice in a variety of ways to
enable conclusions to be drawn about the changes needed to any
definitions. This approach is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network, which in its 15-year history has
sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as
inter-related and relevant to business. This book consists of the
best contributions from the 16th International Conference on
Corporate Social Responsibility and 7th Organisational Governance
Conference held in Derby, United Kingdom in August/September 2017.
This book focuses on CSR in the public sector, in all its
manifestations around the world, in order to consider its
application in practice and its connections to sustainable
objectives. This book is unique in that all chapters were written
by members of the Social Responsibility Research Network. Their
ideas have been tested and refined through the feedback given after
they were presented at the 16th International Conference. The
approach used in this book is based on the tradition of the Social
Responsibility Research Network - a worldwide body of scholars
that, over its 20-year history, has sought to broaden the discourse
and to treat all research as inter-related and business-relevant.
The book examines diverse aspects of how CSR and sustainability
apply to, and are applied by, a variety of public bodies in a
variety of ways. Thus, the authors focus on the priorities of these
organisations, in order to consider the extent to which the focus
has changed so much that we need to think about new approaches to
our understanding of CSR and sustainability and differing effects
in practice. The international mix of authors makes this an
original contribution, sharing some of the best ideas from around
the world
It can be argued that Corporate Social Responsibility has been
universally accepted and is gradually being incorporated into the
planning and activities of all organisations around the world. The
subject of CSR has been debated and theorized over the last 25
years, to such an extent that we can claim to have arrived at a
theoretical understanding as well as an understanding of what
constitutes best practice.The aspects which merit attention have
also been generally agreed - at least according to the majority of
researchers. Present attention is directed towards such things as
sustainability. This book, however, takes a different approach and
argues that there has been a divergence between what academics
understand by corporate social responsibility and what is practiced
in the world - both in business and elsewhere within society.
Through a series of studies of aspects of CSR from around the
world, it re-examines the topic though the lenses of various
disciplines and cultures. It shows that the subject is much wider
than is generally perceived and that CSR is evolving in a way which
has not been generally recognized within the academic community.
Invaluable to researchers and students in the field, this book
contributes towards a much-needed redefinition of CSR.
Sustainability is a topic of great interest to governments,
businesses and individual members of society. There is a general
consensus that sustainability is important and therefore, needs to
be addressed. There is much less consensus, however, as to what
this actually means and how it can be addressed. It appears to mean
different things to different people and certainly everyone has
their own priorities about what needs to be addressed. Consensus is
difficult to find because of the complexity of what is involved in
sustainability. This book addresses a number of these complexities
by looking at different perspectives from experts from a wide range
of different disciplines and from different parts of the world. The
aim of the book ,therefore, is to stimulate discussion about what
needs to be prioritised, as this forms an essential precursor to
taking the necessary actions in order to achieve the essential
sustainability for the planet.
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