Managing Responsibly

Dr Jane Buckingham is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Director of the New Zealand South Asia Centre. Her BA and PhD were gained at the University of Sydney. Dr Buckingham is also Project Leader for 'Success and the Selfless Manager', a project, which reflects her current research interests in non-Western business ethics. She is the author of one book and has published articles and book chapters on legal, medical and disability history. Dr Venkataraman Nilakant is an associate professor in Management at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He has bachelors and masters degrees in chemistry, is an MBA (IIM Kolkatta) and his PhD is in organizational behaviour from the Case Western Reserve University. Dr Nilakant teaches and researches human resource management, change management and management development. He has co-authored three books on managing change and written numerous chapters and articles.

'Few tasks are more urgent than rethinking the role of management, after one of the greatest economic convulsions in our history. This admirable book asks all the right questions and offers many challenging answers. It is a stimulating call to action that we would be well advised to heed. A compelling read.’ Dennis Tourish, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

• Contents: Preface; Introduction: globalizing corporate social responsibility - challenging Western neo-liberal management theory, Jane Buckingham and Venkataraman Nilakant; Part I Making Managers Responsible: Selfish managers: can we eliminate perverse incentives, Amal Sanyal; Corporate environmental responsibility: whose business, whose health?, Arindam Basu. Part II Traditional Values and Ethical Management: The duty of corporate management: from the perspective of Dharma, Venkatamaran Nilakant and Marjolein Lips-Wiersma; Guilds and governance in ancient India: historical practices of corporate social responsibility, Jane Buckingham; Tribal economies?, Te Maire Tau. Part III Creating Ethical Leadership: Navigating the tension between global and local: a communication perspective, Colleen Mills; Vocational calling and the search for a new approach to business leadership, Peter Cammock; Cultivating character: the challenge of business ethics education, John Alexander; Conclusion: new directions in corporate social responsibility, Jane Buckingham and Venkataraman Nilakant; Index.