We live in a period marked by the ascendency of corporations. At the same time, the number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – such as Amnesty International, CARE, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Save the Children, and the WWF – has rapidly increased in the last twenty years. As a result, these two very different types of organization are playing an increasingly important role in shaping our society, yet they often have very different agendas. This book focuses on the dynamic interactions, both ...

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the answer to the global crisis of business and American-style capitalism.Out of the ashes of conventional business models arises a set of companies using their power not only for profits and sustainable growth but also social good.If you think business corporations are doomed to be lumbering, bloated, and corrupt, think again.Based on an extraordinary three-year investigation, interviewing more than 350 key people at major companies around t...

What drives wealthy and powerful people to white-collar crime? "Fascinating portraits" (Washington Post) of the dark side of the business world.From the financial fraudsters of Enron, to the embezzlers at Tyco, to the insider traders at McKinsey, to the Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, the failings of corporate titans are regular fixtures in the news. In Why They Do It, Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes ...

Across the globe a “revolt” of sorts is taking place against elitism. No more will big government, big media, big banks, big bureaucracy, and big institutions hold the secret nuggets of truth and dictate our lives and fortunes. Financial markets, political punditry, and cultural leaders are all scrambling to react to the rise of the often disenfranchised.But what happens after all the bogeymen have been vanquished? What if opposing the incompetence of the European Union, the biases...

“Anonymous whistle-blowing is never morally justified, because it violates the rights of those who are accused to face their accusers.” Would this statement be true according to the utilitarian theory?

What do you do when problems occur? How do you respond to difficult or negative situations?The way we respond to problems or negative situations can mean the difference between losing a valuable customer or creating a customer for life!Smart businesses look at customer service problems as opportunities. Opportunities to show the customer just how good you are and how important the customer is. This is the perfect way to show your customers that you care and value them....

By analysing the rationales for sustainability strategies, this book addresses a timely question for managers, academics and MBAs: 'when does it pay to be green?' Based on solid theoretical foundations and empirical research, it clarifies the elements involved in the formation and evaluation of sustainability strategies in firms.

Most ethical categories are based upon philosophical concepts rather than scientific laws. The truth can be known with theanthropic ethics,which understands theology as a scientific discipline.By using this approach, author Brian Keen,president of the Ethics Institute, describes a method for applying professional ethical standards using scientific methodologies.Individuals can use this approach to become successful, and businesses can apply these concepts in preparation of achievin...

Business and NGOs are seen by many to be locked in a perpetual war of values and ideologies. What this book demonstrates is that the war has moved on. Many companies are now engaging with their stakeholders – even those with which they have traditionally had antagonistic relationships – as part of their strategies for improved social and environmental performance. With contributions from an outstanding and diverse group of experts from business, consultancy, research institutes, NGOs and a...

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of business in safeguarding the environment. It introduces general issues and context, and then gives a detailed, critical examination of all the key tools of corporate environmental management systems and standards: environmental policies, guidelines and charters, environmental auditing, life-cycle assessment, the measurement of environmental performance, and environmental reporting. The book emphasizes systems-based environmental ...

**A timely, eye-opening account from an award-winning reporter that reveals how layoffs in America are counterproductive and what companies can do to avoid them and help create jobs, benefiting workers, corporations, and the nation as a whole.“Effectively wrecks the claim that all this downsizing makes the country more productive, more competitive, more flexible…. A strong case that the whole middle class is at risk.” —The New York Times**Layoffs have become a fact...