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Ethics, business and society : managing responsibly / edited by Ananda Das Gupta.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Response Books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business ethics.
- Social responsibility of business.
- Corporate governance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxix, 206 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : Response, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This compilation analyzes the differences between the concepts of 'social responsibility' and 'business ethics'. It explains that social responsibility is a characteristic but also just one of the many aspects of the much wider concept of business ethics. The collection includes contributions from experts from diverse fields such as industry, academia, and non-governmental organizations, who present the theoretical underpinning of the concepts, along with real-life case studies dealing with the varied, hands-on experiences of leaders from different industries.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Section I: The Society, Business and Ethics: The Broader Canvas; 1 - Business Ethics; 2 - Governance and Economic Development; 3 - Corporate Philanthropy as an Integrated Concept: The Case of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development; 4 - Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Case Study of the Tata Group of Companies; 5 - Ethical Dimensions in Technical Education-The BITS Experience; 6 - XLRI: 'Renewing the Face of the Earth
- 7 - Education for a Just, Humane and Equitable Society8 - Civil Society and Governance; Section II: Ethics in Business and Corporate Social Responsibility: Towards Horizon; 9 - CSR for Promoting Stakeholder Engagement; 10 - Integrating Environmental Management in Small Industries of India: Towards Socially Responsible Initiatives; 11 - Ethics in Science and Technology: Exploring a Select Perspective; 12 - Indian Model of Leadership; 13 - Governing the Socially Responsible Corporation: A Gandhian Perspective; 14 - Corporate Governance and the Role of Independent Directors; Epilogue
- About the Editor and the Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612839634
- 9789351509554
- 9351509559
- 9781446270219
- 1446270211
- 9781282839632
- 1282839632
- 9788132105930
- 8132105931
- OCLC:
- 670430039
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