Sustainable Development: The UN Millennium Development Goals, the UN Global Compact, and the Common Good
ISBN: 9780268044299 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For business to flourish, society must flourish. In today's global economy, business serves the common good not only by producing goods and services but also by reaching out to the many who are not even in the market because they lack marketable skills and the resources to acquire them. "Sustainable Development: The UN Millennium Development Goals, the UN Global Compact, and the Common Good" contains twenty-two essays that document the work of Western companies, working through the UN Global Compact and its Principles of Responsible Investment and the Principles for Responsible Management...
For business to flourish, society must flourish. In today's global economy, business serves the common good not only by producing goods and services b...
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228,93 zł |
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
ISBN: 9781909293786 / Angielski / Miękka / 77 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was not caused by BP, but by a contractor, yet BP got the blame. The toxic waste from the production of Apple products dumped in China in 2011 was not dumped by Apple, but by a supplier, yet Apple got the blame. The horsemeat found in beef burgers in 2013 was not added by Tesco, but by a supplier, yet Tesco got the blame. In all three cases, blame for the damage caused by suppliers floated up through the supply chain until it lodged with the big brand at the top.
No longer can companies constrain their corporate responsibility... The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was not caused by BP, but by a contractor, yet BP got the blame. The toxic waste from the producti...
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160,60 zł |
Creating Social Value: A Guide for Leaders and Change Makers
ISBN: 9781906093990 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * The first textbook to focus on social value creation
* Includes case studies on new types of leaders who can drive both social value creation and financial profits simultaneously * Introduces a new lexicon for creating social value in organizations * A distillation of key work from Babson College's Social Innovation Lab Social value creation is a journey and each company charts its own path through uncertain and complex terrain. The entrepreneurial leaders profiled in this book are trail-blazers in this new business landscape using both strategy and innovation to... * The first textbook to focus on social value creation
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167,83 zł |
Techlash: The Future of the Socially Responsible Tech Organization
ISBN: 9783030432812 / Angielski / Miękka / 55 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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155,97 zł |
Business Ethics and Risk Management
ISBN: 9789400774407 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume explores various aspects of risk taking. It offers an analysis of financial, entrepreneurial and social risks, as well as a discussion of the ethical implications of empirical findings. The main issues examined in the book are the financial crisis and its implications for business ethics. The book discusses unethical behaviour as a reputational risk (e.g., in the case of Goldman Sachs) and the question is raised as to what extent the financial crisis has changed the banks' entrepreneurial strategy. The book presents an analysis of the reasons leading to the crisis and identifies...
This volume explores various aspects of risk taking. It offers an analysis of financial, entrepreneurial and social risks, as well as a discussion of ...
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389,98 zł |
The New Brand Spirit: How Communicting Sustainability Buildds Brands, Reputations and Profits. by Christian Conrad and Marjorie Ellis Thomps
ISBN: 9780566092442 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The New Brand Spirit' unpacks seven stakeholder perspectives on corporate behaviour and communication - and their implications for businesses and organisations - to explain the relationship between corporate communication, corporate culture and corporate value.
'The New Brand Spirit' unpacks seven stakeholder perspectives on corporate behaviour and communication - and their implications for businesses and org...
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661,34 zł |
Pathways to Systemic Change: Inspiring Stories and a New Set of Variables for Understanding Social Innovation
ISBN: 9781783530533 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * Defines and develops a new set of variables to determine the best conditions for effective social innovation
* Useful for governments, academic centers, foundations and entrepreneurs interested in measuring the potential of social innovation * Builds on social entrepreneurship research at ESADE Business School * Explores four inspiring cases The world's social, ecological and economic problems are so complex and diverse that there will never be a -one-size-fits-all- model for social innovation. The very nature of social innovation as a new, better way of solving... * Defines and develops a new set of variables to determine the best conditions for effective social innovation
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183,09 zł |
Ethics: An Early American Handbook
ISBN: 9781481247092 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,54 zł |
Packing for FEMA Camp: The Baby Boomers Prep for Collapse of the Dollar
ISBN: 9781492902300 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Fremdunterbringung Durch Die Jugendwohlfahrt: Einschätzungen Aus Der Sicht Von Heute Erwachsenen Betroffenen
ISBN: 9783658045319 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 111 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Was passiert, wenn eine Familie nicht (mehr) in der Lage ist, ihre Kinder adaquat zu versorgen? Die Jugendwohlfahrt muss darauf reagieren und Kinder gegebenenfalls in dafur vorgesehenen Einrichtungen fremd unterbringen. Das Ziel dieser Fremdunterbringung ist es, das Wohl der Kinder sicher zu stellen. Jasmin Neuner untersucht, wie betroffene Kinder diese Manahme erleben. Sehen sie es tatsachlich als Hilfe oder beurteilen sie das Herausnehmen aus der Familie auch im Nachhinein als negativ? Wurden sie darauf vorbereitet und konnten mitentscheiden? Was ware den Betroffenen wichtig gewesen? In...
Was passiert, wenn eine Familie nicht (mehr) in der Lage ist, ihre Kinder adaquat zu versorgen? Die Jugendwohlfahrt muss darauf reagieren und Kinder g...
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200,43 zł |
Dashes of Salt: For a well-seasoned week
ISBN: 9781482671421 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stressed? Discouraged? Depleted? Dashes of Salt is just the book to give you a boost this week It isn't your standard daily devotional book. It's designed with busy people like you in mind who seldom have more than a few minutes to spare every day. You can certainly spend a couple of minutes each week to read just one Dash of Salt. It will refresh your mind and your spirit. Focus on the concept of that single reading all week long. No pressure to read one each day. Just a dash will elevate your mood and focus your thoughts. Before you know it, the weekend will be here and you'll feel:...
Stressed? Discouraged? Depleted? Dashes of Salt is just the book to give you a boost this week It isn't your standard daily devotional book. It's desi...
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The Beans and the Dreams: Reader's Edition
ISBN: 9781492325819 / Angielski / Miękka / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Management science has become like theology, dominated by respected gurus and a body of accepted teachings. However, the pressures of a rapidly changing business environment are making managers and leaders more and more aware of the need for a broader scope of ideas to help in decision-making and the encouragement of innovation. Here I have attempted to combine conventional theories of management with concepts and writers outside of the conventional and accepted orthodoxy at the danger of being burned at the management stake for heresy. Yet, the original source of this work on strategic...
Management science has become like theology, dominated by respected gurus and a body of accepted teachings. However, the pressures of a rapidly changi...
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112,73 zł |
Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines
ISBN: 9780844772332 / Angielski / Miękka / 486 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roger Bate has spent years on the trail of counterfeit medicines in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, learning the anatomy of a nebulous, far-reaching black market that has resulted in countless deaths and injuries around the world. Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines is the culmination of Bate's research and travels--both a fascinating firsthand account of the counterfeit drug trade and an incisive policy analysis with important ramifications for decision makers in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the international World Health Organization.
Roger Bate has spent years on the trail of counterfeit medicines in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, learning the anatomy of a nebulous, far-reachin...
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201,84 zł |
Ethical Issues in Science Communication: A Theory-Based Approach: Proceedings of the Third Summer Symposium on Science Communication, Iowa State Unive
ISBN: 9781490448817 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together selected papers from the fourth interdisciplinary conference at Iowa State University focused on effective and appropriate communication of science. The over thirty essays represent cutting-edge work from rhetorical and communication theorists studying the practices and norms of public discourse and science communication and science studies scholars examining the intersections between the social worlds of scientists and citizens. Topics include the theory and practice of public participation exercises involving experts and lay publics, considerations of social...
This volume brings together selected papers from the fourth interdisciplinary conference at Iowa State University focused on effective and appropriate...
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Ethics and Finance: An Introduction
ISBN: 9781107024229 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ethics and Finance: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ethical issues raised by modern finance. Drawing carefully on ethical theory and with frequent use of case studies, it includes an analysis of the global financial system and its regulation and control, as well as a detailed analysis of the financial crisis. Chapters on specific areas of finance practice cover all the major financial scandals of recent times, from mis-selling to market manipulation and from insider trading to bankers' bonuses, as well as much more positive developments. From micro...
Ethics and Finance: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ethical issues raised by modern finance. Drawing caref...
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Absolute Honesty: Building a Corporate Culture That Values Straight Talk and Rewards Integrity
ISBN: 9780814434802 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "WorldCom. Enron. Tyco. Shocking accusations of dishonesty and silent complicity have dominated headlines recently, and cost the American economy trillions of dollars. Clearly, dishonesty doesn't pay. Drawing from these stories, as well as from more positive ones, " Absolute Honesty" shows how to establish and maintain a culture where honest communication is the norm, and employees can speak openly without fear of retribution. The book illustrates the impact that truthfulness and accountability can have on organizations, attacking the sort of passivity that allows little lies to grow... "WorldCom. Enron. Tyco. Shocking accusations of dishonesty and silent complicity have dominated headlines recently, and cost the American economy ... |
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Just Business: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights
ISBN: 9780393937978 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just Business tells the powerful story of how these landmark "Ruggie Rules" came to exist. Ruggie demonstrates how, to solve a seemingly unsolvable problem, he had to abandon many widespread and long-held understandings about the relationships between businesses, governments, rights, and law, and develop fresh ways of viewing the issues. He also takes us through the journey of assembling the right type of team, of witnessing the severity of the problem firsthand, and of pressing through the many obstacles such a daunting endeavor faced. Just Business is an illuminating...
Just Business tells the powerful story of how these landmark "Ruggie Rules" came to exist. Ruggie demonstrates how, to solve a seemingly unso...
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112,40 zł |
An Integral Approach to Development Economics: Islamic Finance in an African Context
ISBN: 9781472411259 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Developing economies such as those in sub-Saharan Africa are searching for realistic economic policy prescriptions. Despite economic growth in countries like Nigeria, poverty and unemployment blight the lives of many, in the midst of plenty. Simultaneously, much neo-classical economic thought is being questioned against the backdrop of global economic meltdown, giving rise to inquiry about more integral approaches to sustainable development. In An Integral Approach to Development Economics, Basheer Oshodi examines modernization theories, dependency theories, world system theories and emerging...
Developing economies such as those in sub-Saharan Africa are searching for realistic economic policy prescriptions. Despite economic growth in countri...
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712,22 zł |
Managing Corporate Legitimacy: A Toolkit
ISBN: 9781906093945 / Angielski / Twarda / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * Develops an assessment tool that enables us to look behind the facade of corporate social responsibility
* Outlines which organizational elements need to be in place to realize the political role of corporations in global governance * Empirically assesses five Swiss multinationals * Provides practical and detailed guidance for implementing corporate citizenship and managing corporate legitimacy Today, many large multinational corporations claim to conduct business in a socially responsible manner, yet no tools exist to assess whether and to what degree they have... * Develops an assessment tool that enables us to look behind the facade of corporate social responsibility
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289,93 zł |
Corporate Community Involvement: A Visible Face of Csr in Practice
ISBN: 9781472412447 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There has been tremendous growth in Corporate Community Involvement (CCI) projects of all sizes in recent years. This has been encouraged by organisations such as Business in the Community in the UK, which provides information designed to motivate businesses and government to engage in CCI. In fact, the projects incorporated into some companies' strategy implementation are now so extensive that they are having a profound impact on community development. Corporate Community Involvement examines CCI as a distinct type of corporate social responsibility and the nature of the relationship between...
There has been tremendous growth in Corporate Community Involvement (CCI) projects of all sizes in recent years. This has been encouraged by organisat...
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712,22 zł |