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Category : Economics
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 916
Book Description
Economia & gestão
Author: The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Øyvind IhlenPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111807873X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
This book represents the definitive research collection for corporate social responsibility communication, offering cross-disciplinary and international perspectives from the top scholars in the field. Addresses a gap in the existing CSR literature Demonstrates the relevance of effective CSR communication for the management of organizations The 28 contributions come from top scholars in public relations, organizational communication, reputation management, marketing and management
The Mechanisms of Governance
Author: Oliver E. WilliamsonPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195132602
Category : Corporate governance
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This text studies transaction cost economics, influential in economic thought on how institutions work. Whereas orthodox economics describes the firm in technological terms, as a production function, transaction cost economics describes it in organizational terms, as a governance structure.
Socio-economic Assessment
Author: Brazil's State-Owned Enterprises
Author: Thomas J. TrebatPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521237165
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The economic role of the state; Origins of public enterprise in Brazil; The control of public enterprise in Brazil; Relationship with economic growth; Sources of growth and rates of return; Policies on pricing; The financing of public enterprise investment.
Ethics and Economic Affairs
Author: Alan LewisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134869711
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
There has been a remarkable growth of interest in the ethical dimension of economic affairs. Whilst the interest in business ethics has been long-standing, it has been given renewed emphasis by high profile scandals in the world of business and finance. At the same time many economists, dissatisfied with the discipline's emphasis on self-interest and individualism, and by the asocial nature of much economic theory, have sought to enlarge the scope of economics by looking at ethical questions. In this volume a group of interdisciplinary scholars provide contributions which include evaluations of work in business ethics, empirical studies of such issues as social and ethical investing, the place of ethics in the new economics and perspectives from other disciplines.
Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment from Rio to Rio + 20 (1992-2012).
Author: United Nations Environment ProgrammePublisher: UN
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
This innovative publication, which is based on statistical evidence, illustrates major global environmental, economic and social changes since 1992. The numbers tell the story of how, in twenty years, the world has changed more than most of us could have ever imagined. The report has been produced within the framework of UNDP's fifth Global Environment Outlook assessment report, which will be published in May 2012 in advance of Rio+20.
Moral Dimension
Author: Amitai EtzioniPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143913653X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Blending elements of psychology, philosophy, and sociology with economics, Etzioni presents a bold new vision of the social sciences - one which proposes that broader moral, social and political concerns modify economic behaviour and shape individual decision-making. In establishing the necessitary of moral and social considerations in economic behaviour, he provides a provocative new framework for a more comprehensive, ethical and realistic approach to the social sciences today.
Systems Convening: a Crucial Form of Leadership for the 21st Century
Author: Beverly Wenger-TraynerPublisher: Social Learning Lab
ISBN: 9789895329007
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The book shines a light on the important work that many people are doing around the world. You may not have heard about them; what they do is rarely in their job description. You may not even be aware of what they do; they tend to act as enablers rather than taking credit or seeking the spotlight. But they are here-working to make a difference in complex social landscapes. We call them systems conveners. Systems conveners enable learning across boundaries, connect people across silos, and convene them to work on what they see can be achieved if a broader range of views are brought to bear. In this, they have a vital role to play in helping us address the complex challenges of the 21st century. The book starts with portraits of systems conveners working in different contexts including doing community development in villages in Zambia, bringing together different groups in a U.S. town to do urban planning, tackling tribal conflict resolution in Nigeria, and undertaking systems transformation in the UK National Health Service. To provide a clear articulation of the role and practice of systems conveners, the book then describes seven aspects of the work they do, with quotes from practitioners to bring these descriptions to life. The book ends with a framework for understanding and guiding systems convening. For many people, being a systems convener is only something that exists in retrospect. This highly readable book does not require familiarity with systems theory or practice. It is for and about people who find themselves doing systems convening simply because it is essential to the difference they care to make. We hope that shining a light on this work will be useful for those who already do it, for those looking for a way in, and for those who are in a position to sponsor the work. If you are a systems convener, we hope you recognize yourself in these pages and see that you are not alone. We hope you gain some language to describe what you do and find some inspiration in the approaches, practices, and strategies of your peers.
Organized Uncertainty
Author: Michael PowerPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191531146
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Since the mid-1990s risk management has undergone a dramatic expansion in its reach and significance, being transformed from an aspect of management control to become a benchmark of good governance for banks, hospitals, schools, charities and many other organizations. Numerous standards for risk management practice have been produced by a variety of transnational organizations. While these many designs and blueprints are accompanied by ideals of enterprise, value production, and good governance, it is argued that the rise of risk management has also coincided with an intensification of auditing and control processes. The legalization and bureacratization of organizational life has increased because risk management has created new demands for proof and evidence of action. In turn, these demands have generated new risks to reputation. In short, this important book traces the rise of the managerial concept of risk and the different logics and values which underpin it, showing that it has much less to do with real dangers and opportunities than might be thought, and more to do with organizational accountability and legitimacy.