Business Ethics and Corporate Sustainability

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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This authoritative book includes cutting-edge insights from leading European and North American scholars who reflect upon business ethics' foundations, firms, markets and stakeholders in order to design more sustainable patterns of development for business and society. Together, the contributing authors advance critical, innovative and imaginative perspectives to rethink the mainstream models and address the sustainability challenge. Business Ethics and Corporate Sustainability will provide a stimulating read for academic researchers, and postgraduate students in business ethics, corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability as well as those interested in management, strategy and finance.Contributors: D. Arenas, M. Bourlakis, G. Brenkert, J. Collier, C.J. Cowton, W. Cragg, A. Di Giulio, G. Enderle, K.J. Ims, K.T. Jackson, O.D. Jakobsen, J.M. Lozano, P. Migliavacca, E. O'Higgins, F. Perrini, Y. Pesqueux, L.J. Spence, A. Tencati, C. Vurro, J. Wempe, L. Zsolnai

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-05-31
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in TransAtlantic Business Ethics series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781849803717

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Edited by Antonio Tencati and Francesco Perrini, Università Bocconi, Italy

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'From stakeholders to sustainability, this book tackles the key topics of the day. Its innovative essays, written by some of the best minds in business ethics on both sides of the Atlantic, make this collection a must-read.'--Thomas Donaldson, University of Pennsylvania, US

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Contents:PrefacePART I: THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN SOCIETY1. Corporate LegitimacyLaszlo Zsolnai2. The Moral Status of the Corporation, Collective Responsibility and the Distribution of BlameChristopher J. Cowton3. From Task to Role Responsibility: Towards a Prospective Business EthicsJohan Wempe4. Corporate Social Responsibility: The Exhausting of a Management TopicYvon PesqueuxPART II: ETHICS IN THE MARKET5. Moral Virtue, Philanthropy and the MarketKevin T. Jackson6. The Ethics of PE Buyout Deals: The Impact on Stakeholders and SocietyEleanor O’Higgins7. Sovereign Wealth Funds – a Significant and Growing Global ForceJane Collier8. What is Long-term Wealth Creation and Investing?Georges Enderle9. Corporate Social Performance and Cost of Capital: A Meaningful Relationship?Antonello Di Giulio, Paolo Migliavacca and Antonio TencatiPART III: FOCUSING ON THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND THE COMMUNITY10. Sustainability, Business and Human RightsWesley Cragg11. Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: CSR or Corporate Social Watchdogs?Laura J. Spence and Michael Bourlakis12. Is Multistakeholder Dialogue Really Possible? Mutual Resistance and Bias in Relationships between Unions and NGOsJosep M. Lozano and Daniel Arenas13. Investigating the Accountability Dynamics Underlying Effective CSR DisclosureClodia Vurro and Francesco PerriniPART IV: FOSTERING RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY14. Deep Authenticity – an Essential Phenomenon in the Web of LifeKnut J. Ims and Ove D. JakobsenIndex