Business and Peace-Building: The Role of Natural Resources Companies

ISBN-13: 9780367734183 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 178 str.

Carol Bond

Opis

This book provides both theory and practical solutions for CEO’s, line workers and managers in natural resources industries to benefit from making peace-focused, day-to-day business decisions. The book shows the benefits of re-framing social and environmental aspects of sustainable development.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Peace or a Pipedream?

Part 1: Reframing Business Outcomes in the Language of Peace

2. Business, Peace & Natural Resources Industries

3. Expanding the Connection between Business and Positive Peace: Natural Resource Companies as Non- state Actors

Part 2: Business and Peace: Paradox or Paradigm Shift?

4. Paradigms

5. Paradigm of Positive Peace

Part 3: Peace, Profit and Politics: Redefining the Possible

6. Real World Examples

7. Conclusion: Rhetoric or Reality?

O autorze

Dr Carol Bond is a Lecturer in Management at the University of Queensland Business School, Australia. Dr Bond’s diverse research areas include: business ethics, peacebuilding responsibilities of business, leadership, and Indigenous wisdom traditions. Carol’s research focuses on large footprint industries including mining, coal seam gas, petroleum pipelines and large infrastructure projects.