Indian Business: Notions and Practices of Responsibility

ISBN-13: 9781138293663 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 268 str.

Organization Beh Nimruji Jammulamadaka (Associate Professor

Opis

This book presents a critical understanding of Indian business situated as an encounter between indigeneity and Western modernity by exploring notions and practices of responsibility. It brings the paradoxical nature of Indian businesses to the fore: though they have a rich history of philanthropic contributions to social causes, they have also been known for labour rights and human rights violations, environmental abuses, destruction of habitats, pollution and corruption. The book shows how Indian firms straddle these two starkly contrasting positions and the many blends in between to conform to global developments in the pursuit of corporate social responsibility (CSR). It also looks at the emergent field of critical studies and analysis of CSR, especially from the context of a developing country. Part of the ‘Contemporary Themes in Business and Management’ series, this book will interest scholars of international business studies, management studies, economics, post-colonial management, organisational studies and corporate social responsibility, as well as businesses, corporates and practitioners.

Spis treści

List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword by Neelima Khaitan. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. An Exploration Begins… 2. From Where Did We Come Here? 3. Where Are We Going? 4. Borderland: Regulating Responsible Behaviour 5. Experience of the Borderland: Large Business Practices 6. Partnering for Responsibility: Business Perspective 7. Facilitating Responsibility: NGO Perspective 8. Borderland’s Underbelly: Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise Practices 9. So What Do We Know and Whereto from Here References. Index

O autorze

Nimruji Jammulamadaka is Associate Professor with the Organization Behaviour group at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India. She obtained her PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. She was also the Division Co-chair of Critical Management Studies of the Academy of Management for 2016–17. The first Indian resident to be elected to a leadership position at the Academy, her research interests include post-colonial management studies, power, organisation design and corporate social responsibility. Her research has been published widely besides being presented and winning several awards and recognitions. Her forthcoming book is Governance, Resistance and the Post-Colonial State: Implications for Management (co-edited with Jonathan Murphy). She is also on the editorial boards of Decision, Journal of Human Values and Journal of Management History.