SMEs as the Unknown Stakeholder

SMEs as the Unknown Stakeholder
Author: Massimiliano Di Bitetto
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-05-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137331208

Investigates how and to what extent the self-employed and micro-enterprise workers can be represented in the social arena. A cross-sector approach to responsibility for government as well as private businesses.

Unknown Values and Stakeholders

Unknown Values and Stakeholders
Author: Paolo D'Anselmi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2017-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319325914

This second edition demonstrates that there are more conditions and actors prevalent in the economy than are considered today, and builds a balanced view of responsibility that would not be shunned by corporate executives. The wider economic responsibilities of organizations have been identified for corporations, and responsibility has been focused on business. Unknown Values and Stakeholders argues that all organizations, including public administration, should be accountable for their economic responsibilities. The authors reveal the unknown values and stakeholders of the accountability game and the new inequality in working conditions of the employed while, at the same time, showing a path towards effective economic development.

Dimensional Corporate Governance

Dimensional Corporate Governance
Author: Nicholas Capaldi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-06-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319561820

This book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility. It discusses how business and society perceive and relate to CSR; how the field has continued to reshape modern corporate boardrooms in both the advanced and emerging economies; how CSR has transformed the manner in which modern corporate entities disclose the non-financial information aspect of their operations to the world at large; and the way in which sustainable development has continued to contribute to improving the quintuple bottom line - people, planet, prosperity, partnership and peace - of 21st century corporate entities. Further, the book also provides evidence of how these aspects of corporate social responsibility are depicted in different forms in eleven nations around the globe.

Values and Stakeholders in an Era of Social Responsibility

Values and Stakeholders in an Era of Social Responsibility
Author: P. D'Anselmi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2011-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230319572

Assuming a pro-business viewpoint, this book criticizes sustainability and responsibility as it appears in the reports of corporations. It launches an appeal to the representatives of SMEs around the world to make accountability happen in government organizations and monopolies.

Responsible Management Education and the Challenge of Poverty

Responsible Management Education and the Challenge of Poverty
Author: Milenko Gudić
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351285424

"End poverty in all its forms everywhere" – UN Sustainable Development Goal 1There has never been a more urgent need to tackle the issue of global poverty, and the need for businesses, business schools and management programmes to address the issue is crucial as they educate and employ the leaders of tomorrow.But with so many competing priorities on courses and considerable ground to cover, it can be challenge to devote enough time and attention to poverty issues.Responsible Management Education and the Challenge of Poverty provides an invaluable guide for management educators who want to inspire a new generation of leaders to tackle global poverty challenges. This expert collection shows educators how to teach poverty in management programmes, with examples, encouragement and guidance from course leaders and management academics.The five sections of the book focus on frameworks for understanding, course design and topic integration within courses, extra-curricular approaches or community-based approaches, contemporary issues and future directions.The book is a companion volume to Socially Responsive Organizations and the Challenge of Poverty, which shows a clear rationale for the inclusion of poverty in management education.Showcasing innovative teaching, module development and program design methods that integrate the issue of poverty into global business management courses and curricula, this handbook shows educators how to design effective programmes and modules that get to the heart of poverty issues as they relate to management education. It is essential reading for faculty members, trainers and administrators who are interested in new ways to engage students with the complex relationship between poverty and business practice.

Public Management as Corporate Social Responsibility

Public Management as Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Massimiliano Di Bitetto
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2014-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319070371

This collection of case studies in public management bridges the gap between mainstream CSR - confined to the for-profit corporations -and the vast bodies of workers and organizations that make up government and its public administration. The variety and discretion of managerial endeavours in public management calls for accountability and responsibility of government beyond current legal instruments: The book argues that CSR must be brought to bear with government. In government in fact, knowledge management is not a linear process, but the result of working with passion of the parts, implying discretionary behaviour and creativity which in turn imply choice and responsibility. Cases ranging from the USA to Central America, New Zealand and Europe all confirm the complex nature of public management, entailing partnership synergy for disaster recovery, the intertwined link between management and new technology and mindfulness at individual level. The cases are set in a framework by theoretical essays on bureaucratic behaviour and unknown stakeholders.

Information and Software Technologies

Information and Software Technologies
Author: Giedre Dregvaite
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2014-09-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319119583

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, ICIST 2014, held in Druskininkai, Lithuania, in October 2014. The 34 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections such as information systems; business intelligence for information and software systems; software engineering; information technology applications.

Sam Shepard and the Aesthetics of Performance

Sam Shepard and the Aesthetics of Performance
Author: E. Creedon
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2015-07-22
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1137527412

By concentrating on Sam Shepard's visual aesthetics, Emma Creedon argues that a consideration of Shepard's plays in the context of visual and theoretical Surrealism illuminates our understanding of his experimental approach to drama.

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Digital Age

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Digital Age
Author: Ana Adi
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1784415812

With social and digital media reshaping the way business is conducted, and the number of companies embracing the new social medium, this book revisits CSR practices from a digital perspective. The volume explores the impact and influence of the new 'social' on responsibility and its feasibility, measurability and success in a boundary-less world.

Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility

Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Samuel O. Idowu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 623
Release: 2015-02-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319105361

This book is a concise and authoritative reference work and dictionary in the field of corporate social responsibility, sustainability, business ethics and corporate governance. It provides reliable definitions to more than 600 terms and concepts for researchers and professionals alike. By its definitions the dictionary helps users to understand the meanings of commonly used terms in CSR, and the roles and functions of CSR-related international organizations. Furthermore, it helps to identify keynotes on international guidelines, codes and principles relevant to CSR. The role of CSR in the business world has developed from a fig leaf marketing front into an important and indispensable aspect of corporate behavior over the past years. Sustainable strategies are valued, desired and deployed more and more by relevant players in business, politics, and societies all over the world. Both research and corporate practice therefore see CSR as a guiding principle for business success.