Managing responsibly [[electronic resource] ] : alternative approaches to corporate management and governance / / edited by Jane Buckingham and Venkataraman Nilakant

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779496203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Gower, c2012
• ISBN: 1-315-59363-7; 1-317-10144-8; 1-317-10143-X; 1-283-73867-8; 1-4094-2746-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Collana: Corporate social responsibility series
• Altri autori (Persone): BuckinghamJane; NilakantV. <1952->
• Disciplina: 658.4/08
• Soggetti: Industrial management; Social responsibility of business; Business ethics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Introduction : globalizing corporate social responsibility : challenging western neo-liberal management theory / Jane Buckingham & Venkataraman Nilakant -- Making managers responsible -- Selfish managers : can we eliminate perverse incentives / Amal Sanyal -- Corporate environmental responsibility : whose business, whose health? / Arindam Basu -- Traditional values and ethical management -- The duty of corporate management : from the perspective of Dharma / Venkataraman Nilakant & Marjolein Lips-Wiersma -- Guilds and governance in ancient India : historical practices of corporate social responsibility / Jane Buckingham -- Tribal economies? / Te Maire Tau -- Creating ethical leadership -- Navigating the tension between global and local : a communication perspective / Colleen Mills -- Vocational calling and the search for a new approach to business leadership / Peter Cammock -- Cultivating character : the challenge of business ; ethics education / John Alexander -- Conclusion : new directions in corporate social responsibility / Jane Buckingham & Venkataraman Nilakant.
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing together the thoughts of scholars, looking for alternatives to the self-interest maximization so characteristic of existing corporate governance, 'Managing Responsibly' explores the limitations of the thinking that dominates Western corporate and business culture. Contributors draw on non-Western traditions and experience to suggest workable inter-cultural models that can enhance organizational effectiveness and help to avoid damage to and exploitation of communities and the environment. Chapters written by specialists in economics, management, ethics, health sciences and history ensu