We live in a globally interconnected but economically divided world where internationally linked businesses can play a significant role in helping and/or obstructing the development of impoverished countries. Through a series of case studies, this volume examines what can be learned, both positively and critically, from the experiences of selected internationally connected firms in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Vietnam, Guyana, and the Nunavik region of northern Canada. This book begins with a set of reflections on the strategies firms might adopt so that they develop both their own assets as well...
We live in a globally interconnected but economically divided world where internationally linked businesses can play a significant role in helping and...
What difference can international businesses make to today's world? This book addresses this urgent concern. It considers ways of arriving at common ethical positions while still respecting local traditions, the growth of morally responsible business practices in globally diverse contexts, the transfer of technologies and the reduction of poverty.
What difference can international businesses make to today's world? This book addresses this urgent concern. It considers ways of arriving at common e...
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the Voluntary Sector contains reasoned reflections by practitioners on some of the significant challenges faced by today's not-for-profit organizations in Canada. Broad in scope, these essays present a rich, multi-dimensional set of vignettes that as a whole express the vitality and humanity of the voluntary sector in Canada.
The contributors discuss organizational and managerial challenges, social entrepreneurship, and how to foster...
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the ...
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the Voluntary Sector contains reasoned reflections by practitioners on some of the significant challenges faced by today's not-for-profit organizations in Canada. Broad in scope, these essays present a rich, multi-dimensional set of vignettes that as a whole express the vitality and humanity of the voluntary sector in Canada.
The contributors discuss organizational and managerial challenges, social entrepreneurship, and how to foster...
The voluntary sector is made up primarily of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations that engage with social issues. Voices from the ...