Sustainable economy [[electronic resource] ] : corporate, social and environmental responsibility / / [edited by] Raymond W.Y. Kao

• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.408
• Soggetto topico: Social responsibility of business; Sustainable development; Social entrepreneurship
• Altri autori: KaoRaymond W. Y
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Corporate social responsibility / Raymond W.Y. Kao and Rowland R. Kao -- On the dialectics of sustained (capitalist) development "from within" / J. Hanns Pichler -- Fostering sustainability in family firms / Alan L. Carsrud and Malin Brünnback -- Poverty : a social disgrace and dilemma / Franco Gandolfi and Philip A. Neck -- Sustainability and health care / Catherine Popadiuk -- Minimization of resource drains and environmental damage / Peter Hing -- Building a sustainable future for ourselves and our common home / Mirian Vilela -- Sustainability and entrepreneurship education at the university level / Lloyd W. Fernald -- From entrepreneurship to stewardship-based economics / Raymond W.K. Kao, Rowland R. Kao and Kenneth R. Kao -- Small is still beautiful and sustainable / Wee-Liang Tan -- Innovation and enterprise sustainability / Gary Oster -- Toward sustainable economic development : an experiment in West Africa / Leo Paul Dana -- Landscape entrepreneurship : lessons from the Mont Saint Hilaire Nature Centre / Emmanuel Raufflet ... [et al.] -- The candle of hope / Raymond W.Y. Kao.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explains how corporate social responsibility is linked to long-term sustainability of an economy and that the activities of an organization should not be only for its self-interest, but must also be honed for the benefit of common good. A major approach the book advocates is corporate decision-makers in an organization should work towards earning the trust of stakeholders rather than focus on short-term profitability. It also emphasizes the importance of recognizing and rewarding the contribution and commitment by participants of an organization. Written by academics and consultants,
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainable economy
• ISBN: 1-282-75832-2; 9786612758324; 981-4277-64-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780889803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II