Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics

Employs a strategic, general management perspective within theoretical frameworks on how organizations can be instrumental in moving humankind toward a more sustainable world. This title includes chapters dedicated to each dimension of sustainability: biophysical, economic, and social...

This book develops tools for assessing corporate citizenship, looking at the role of the corporation as a private actor in global governance at conceptual and empirical levels. It uses a toolkit to develop approaches to corporate citizenship in practice, and includes an empirical assessment of five ..

The aim of this manual is to bring together practical experiences and theoretical developments in relation to the role of teamworking within the context of environmental management. The contributors present examples of how teamworking can be used to solve the environmental challenges...

Compiles insights on a number of aspects linking sustainability performance, business competitiveness and economic success, in an attempt to provide a comprehensive view of this relationship. This work is useful for managers, academics, consultants, fund managers, governments and government agencies..

This text presents case studies from around the world based on personal interviews with organizational leaders and focusing on their journeys towards sustainability. Its aim is to provide visions of a more sustainable future, and to shed light on the management processes they employed...

Focuses on the marketing discipline's multiple stakeholders. This book articulates a philosophy of science-based 'tool kit' for developing and analyzing theories, law-like generalizations, and explanations in marketing science...

This book examines the concept of lifestyle from an integrated, applied psychological perspective. It demonstrates how recent developments in social media reflect the importance of lifestyle research in marketing, making it the best resource for scholars, students, and marketing experts...

A book for managers grounded in the best academic and managerial research. A practical guide describing the steps for identifying, measuring and improving social impact. With numerous examples of actual organizational approaches, research into more than fifty organizations, and extensive practical g..

Metaphors for Change provides an overview of the sustainability metaphors key thinkers believe we should be putting into practice today in order to achieve a better planetary future...

Offers a set of case studies and analysis of microfranchising for development. This work brings together academics and practitioners to provide the theory and practical advice to guide an entrepreneur, NGO, business or government interested in setting up their own microfranchise scheme...

Rich in resources and insights, this book tells the fascinating stories of a diverse group of successful minority business women who combine doing well with doing good. It shows that women who become entrepreneurs are often guided by caring values – thus providing impetus for a more caring way of li..

This title, first published in 1990, is ideal for both business students and those who have a business of their own. Professor Craig Smith examines the theory and practice of ethical purchase behaviour, a crucial mechanism for ensuring social responsibility in business. He explains how and why consu..