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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782763803321

Autore

Burke Edmund M

Titolo

Managing a company in an activist world [[electronic resource] ] : the leadership challenge of corporate citizenship / / Edmund M. Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2005

ISBN

1-282-40612-4

9786612406126

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Disciplina

658.4

658.4/08

658.408

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Industrial management - Social aspects

Corporations - Public relations

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 (p. [173]-182) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 With Apologies to James Carville . . . ""It's the Behavior, Stupid""; 2 The Case for Change; 3 The Faces of Activism; 4 Step One: You Start with a Vision-A Social Vision; 5 Step Two: Abandon the Command and Control Style of Managing External Affairs; 6 Step Three: Use the CACDIC Strategy; 7 Step Four: Who Are Our External Stakeholders and What Do They Value?; 8 Step Five: What Are the Characteristics of Our Relationships?; 9 Preparing Managers for the New New Thing; 10 The Stakeholder Relations Plan

11 The Site Community Strategy: A Responsibility of the Facility Manager12 The Site Community Strategy, Continued; 13 The Societal Strategy-The CEO's Responsibility; Notes; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Against a backdrop of corporate scandal, business leaders can no longer rely on the old-fashioned style of one-sided community relations programs to promote a good image. Nor can they expect preferential treatment just because they meet their tax obligations. Pressure from all sides is forcing corporate leaders to increase their investments in the communities they serve and redefining their relationships with key stakeholder groups, including employees,



suppliers, governing boards, shareholders, and the press. Safeguarding the environment, supporting human rights, eliminating child labor, ente