Business Ethics

As of 2020 South Korea has 14 firms listed on the global Fortune 500, including Samsung, Hyundai, SK, POSCO and LG. The country along with Japan is also one of the only two countries in Asia that are members of the OECD and its Development Assistance...

In the boardroom, executive and non-executive directors must frequently make decisions based on competing interests and conflicting moral norms, with their actions impacting employees, customers, shareholders, and society at large.

This book conceptualizes and clarifies the meaning of sustainable performance, approaching it holistically from different perspectives. It focuses on challenges related to movements to transform the world economy into more modern, resource-efficient, and...

Examining high profile cases including Kiriakou, Snowden, Foxley and Assange, this book offers crucial insights into the subject of whistleblowing.

Society acknowledges whistleblowers as truth-tellers who bring urgent concerns to the public’s attention, but at the same time they are subjected to a host of retaliations including smear campaigns, unemployment, prison and exile. Investigating high...

'A wake-up call ... fascinating' Scott Galloway, author of The Four'Please read this' Jaron Lanier, author of Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media From the author of Move Fast and Break Things comes a withering takedown of four billionaires (from...

Dieses Buch ist ein Leitfaden, um Nachhaltigkeit in die Unternehmensstrategie zu integrieren und unternehmerische Verantwortung zu übernehmen. Die Verankerung von Nachhaltigkeit in der Unternehmensstrategie ist Voraussetzung, um Wettbewerbsvorteile zu...

The interest in sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) from stakeholders across all sectors is growing and will continue to do so as we are in the most pivotal decade for meeting the global goals on climate change and sustainable...

Bill Gates is an extraordinarily complex public figure. He is seen by many as the sweater-wearing, well meaning billionaire who is giving away his fortune to improve the lives of others. But this simplistic portrait perilously ignores the political...

Dieses Buch zeigt, wie die Prinzipien des Humanistischen Management-Paradigmas in einer Vielzahl von Branchen und Regionen von Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Eigentümerstruktur und Größe praktiziert werden.Was diese Unternehmen eint, ist ihr Engagement...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049320Author Andreas von der GathenFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This book collects research studies connecting Finance, Marketing and Operations to Sustainable Business. Readers can find the output of scholars efforts worldwide, from Latin America to Asia through Europe and Africa. Each chapter addresses the...

This book offers students a philosophical introduction to the ethical foundations of business management. It combines lessons from Kant with virtue ethics and also touches upon additional approaches such as utilitarianism. At the core of the book lies...

'A penetrating portrait of one of the most significant companies in the world' Ronan Farrow, author of Catch and Kill'With the skill of an award-winning journalist, Horwitz details the inner workings of the tech giant and their outcomes...A must-read.'...

Addressing the rise of a new breed of activists who present a real threat not only to reputations but to business operations, this book explores what businesses need to understand about these communities, why they should be taken seriously, and how...

Addressing the rise of a new breed of activists who present a real threat not only to reputations but to business operations, this book explores what businesses need to understand about these communities, why they should be taken seriously, and how...

It is generally accepted that the three pillars of sustainability – economic, environmental, and social – are crucial, and must be addressed if we are to achieve sustainability in the future. Although it is generally recognised that they must be treated...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most talked about innovations of the present. There seems to be a general assumption that AI and technology of various forms can be used to achieve sustainability, but there is less discussion about how...

The Ark of Shared Value is a fundamental guide for those involved in designing and implementing sustainable business projects. The Ark is a one-page tool that is easy to use and presents the key elements of sustainable projects. This tool incorporates...

This is a well-known translation of Aristotle s Nicomachean Ethics that is accompanied by a chapter-by-chapter commentary that is directed toward business executives, or those that aspire to become one. Taken together, the book provides a deep guide for...

Built on a successful executive programme at Oxford University's Said Business School, The Financial Times Guide to Sustainable Business will help you lead positive change and drive sustainability in your organisation. Book InformationISBN...

Trust and Artificial Intelligence: Development and Application of AI Technology explores the crucial role of trust in the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The book discusses the challenges and opportunities...

Transnational labour governance is in urgent need of a new paradigm of democratic participation, with those who are most affected - typically workers - placed at the centre. To achieve this, principles of industrial democracy and transnational governance...

This book presents case studies on the human rights performance of state-owned enterprises from four Latin American and three European countries, as well as foreign investments by Chinese state-owned enterprises in these continents. State-owned...

In Breaking the Bonds of Corruption, Elena Denisova-Schmidt takes a broad view of corruption and its prevalence in global societies, using the case of Ukraine to examine practices that are considered corrupt in historical, social, and economic...

This book examines the relationship between business-based peacebuilding and the opportunities that emerge from the pluralisation of regulation. The core message is, notwithstanding the broad range of regulatory initiatives and actors that exist in...

Corruption often flourishes in times of uncertainty and crisis. When institutions and oversight are weak, and public trust low, corruption can thrive and undermine how societies respond to the crisis. Covid-19 brought this issue into sharp focus, and...

Discover the 10 key factors that will impact the success or failure of your diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts In The CEO Activist: Putting the ‘S’ in ESG, renowned diversity, inclusion, belonging, equity and culture expert Leila McKenzie-Delis...

Effective Altruism is a movement and a philosophy that has reinvigorated the debate about the nature of beneficence. At base, it is the consistent application of microeconomic principles to beneficent action. The movement has exposed that many forms of...

Responsible AI Product Development shows how data, product and tech leaders can drive the development and deployment of trusted, responsible AI and navigate the associated risks and pitfalls. The book is designed for data, product and tech leaders who...

Effective sustainability communication can deliver business value. Get it wrong, however, and the reputational damage will be costly. Stakeholders, and the general public as well as activists, are unforgiving of companies whose products, services,...

Social Impact, Organizations and Society represents endeavors to comprehensively explore the essence of social impact. The editors aim to elucidate its definition, scope, measurement, and implementation. Delving into how organizations integrate social...

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a Florida-based farmworkers’ cooperative that has received international acclaim for sponsoring anti-slavery investigations. In 2011, they worked with commercial tomato growers to found the Fair Food Program, a...

Corporate social responsibility has grown into a global phenomenon that encompasses businesses, consumers, governments, and civil society, and many organizations have adopted its discourse. Yet corporate social responsibility remains an uncertain and...

How much is alcohol costing your company?It may not appear on the balance sheet, but the loss of productivity and the human suffering that it causes mean leaders can't afford to ignore this elephant in the board room.Leaders are beginning to realize that...

Business integrity is rarely a matter of straight-forward rules. As the nature and geography of business transactions become more complex, managers are required to make judgements and to tackle new ethical dilemmas that are often local and situational...

It is no longer the case that it�€�s only society which benefits from CSR actions. A corporation actually helps itself when operating sustainably and does well because of its triple bottom line actions. The editors of People, Planet and Profit believe...

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...

Business ethics are the set of practices and policies that companies use to guide them through decisions about finances, negotiations and deals, corporate social responsibility, and more. Without a strong set of ethics, a business can run afoul of the...

Morality is the individual or social conventions about moral norms and rules while morality management signifies the process and functions of planning, organising, motivating, and controlling morality. This book presents the philosophical assumptions of...