Business Ethics category: 2278 books
Base of the Pyramid 3.0
Sustainable Development through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
For well over 4 billion people – approximately 60% of all humanity – annual income is less than $1,500. The term "Base of the Pyramid" was first coined by Stuart L. Hart and C.K. Prahalad in 2002 and has become synonymous with both the method by which we can more effectively address...
Water Footprint Assessment
A Guide for Business
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
As business risks associated with water intensify – for example risks to oeprations, supply chains and reputation – many corporate sustainability professionals are seeking practical tools to help them understand and assess these risks. Water Footprint Assessment tools developed primarily by the...
Evolving Partnerships
A Guide to Working with Business for Greater Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
By bringing together their respective competencies and resources for the greater good, governments, business, civil society and multilateral agencies have been seeking innovative ways to work together to respond to the myriad global challenges of our time: the impact of climate change; human security;...
System Innovation for Sustainability 1
Perspectives on Radical Changes to Sustainable Consumption and Production
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) was adopted as a priority area during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 and has since become one of the main vehicles for targeting international sustainability policy. Sustainable consumption focuses on formulating equitable...
Rare Diseases
Challenges and Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
There are 7,000 rare diseases affecting 6%–8% of the global population. That's 3.5 million people in the UK alone. Yet only 200 rare diseases have approved treatments. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest from business and social entrepreneurs in the field of health – including...
by Paula Owen
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Virtually unknown just a few years ago, gamification is fast emerging as a user engagement and behaviour change tool that succeeds where other tactics and strategies have failed. It's the new "business tech trend to watch", and is already being tested in a diverse range of sectors.Not only...
Healing Capitalism
Five Years in the Life of Business, Finance and Corporate Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
The global response from business to social and environmental issues during the past decade has created a corporate responsibility movement. But what has been the impact of this movement? The financial crisis that began in 2007 has led more and more people to question the fundamentals of our economic...
by Philip Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
The major environmental impact of most businesses derives from energy usage. The upside of this is that using energy more responsibly improves profitability. A business’s cheapest unit of energy is also the one which is least damaging to the planet: the unit you don't use.There are many ways to...
Business and Society
A Critical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
The first textbook to present critical perspectives on the relationship between business and society
Written in a clear, accessible style – ideal as a core text for undergraduate students
Alongside critique, covers alternatives to capitalist business in the form of co-operatives, social economy organizations, non-profits, etc
The Difference Makers
How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created the Corporate Responsibility Movement
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
It is not often that we have the opportunity to hear from the early pioneers of a social movement about how it grew and evolved, but that is exactly what this book sets out to do. The Difference Makers tells the stories of 23 entrepreneurs who have been instrumental in developing corporate responsibility;...
by Prashant Faldu
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
When person from one cultural background, meet, interact with, understand and deal with person from other cultural background. That is cross-cultural management. Wherever business takes you, learning the culture, etiquette and protocol of the host country is a key step to success. In an increasingly...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
This book offers up-to-date insights into the theory and practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability management. Gathering contributions by a team of international scholars, it shares perspectives from a variety of academic disciplines, including management and tourism as...
Human Rights in Transnational Business
Translating Human Rights Obligations into Compliance Procedures
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
This book investigates how human rights law can be applied to corporate entities. To date there have been insufficient international legal mechanisms to bring corporations to justice for their misconduct abroad. The book argues that rather than trying to solve the problem locally, an international...
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Emerging Trends in Developing Economies
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
There is growing public interest and concern regarding the sustainability of communities. This volume offers a critical review of current trends around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability activities in developing and emerging economies. The book makes three main contributions....