Accountability and social responsibility : international perspectives / / edited by David Crowther, Linne Marie Lauesen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
Disciplina | 383.9 |
Collana | Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility |
Soggetto topico | Social responsibility of business |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78635-383-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Accountability and Social Responsibility: International Perspectives; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: Sustainability and Social Responsibility; Notes; References; Part I: Issues of Governance; Organisational Governance and Strategic CSR to Strengthen Local Supply Chains - Navigating the Maze; Introduction; Governance Structures in Businesses; Sustainable Supply Chain Management and CSR; Strengthening Local Supply Chains through Strategic CSR; Governance, Supply Chain Management and CSR in Developing Countries
Local Businesses in Supply Chains of MNEs - CSR 4.0Agriculture; Cassava Production; Sorghum Cultivation in Uganda; Mining; Diamond Mining in Botswana; Diamond Mining in Namibia; Iron Ore Mining in Guinea; Promoting Stronger Supply Chains for Strengthened Organisational Governance; Notes; References; The Governance of Sustainable Development; Introduction; Sustainability in the Present; The Brundtland Report; Global Warming; Resource Depletion; Sustainability and Sustainable Development; Renewable Energy; Energy Efficiency; Critiquing Sustainability Reacting to Sustainability: Energy EfficiencyStandardisation and Manufacturing; Conclusions; Notes; References; The Role of the (Governance of the) Arts in Cultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Music; Introduction; Cultural Sustainability and the Role of the (Governance of the) Arts; The Role of the (Governance of the) Arts in Cultural Sustainability; Music: An Example of How the Role of (the Governance of the) Art Is Perceived and Its Relation to Cultural Sustainability; Summing Up; Critical Assessment; Conclusion: Suggestions and Recommendations; Notes; References Organisational Governance and Accountability: Do We Have Anything to Learn from Studying African Traditional Societies?Introduction; Reasons for Comparing African Traditional with Western Systems; Increase in Knowledge; Problems with Knowledge Produced by Social Anthropologists; Problems with Knowledge Produced Regarding Western Organisational Systems; African Traditional Systems as an Exemplar for Western Organisational Systems; African Traditional Systems as an Exemplar for Contemporary African Societies Difficulties in Pursuing Comparisons between African Traditional Systems and Western Organisational SystemsValidity in Comparisons between African Traditional Systems and Organisational Systems in the West; Reliability of Western Scholarship about African Traditional Societies; Difficulties of Comparing Different Societies: Context and History; Scholarship Required; Current Knowledge of Traditional African Societies; Ways Forward: Comparisons regarding Accountability; Western Systems; African Traditional Systems; Ways Forward: Comparisons regarding African and English Systems of Justice Conclusion |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465999203321 |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountability and social responsibility [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives / / edited by David Crowther, Linne Marie Lauesen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
Disciplina | 383.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CrowtherDavid
LauesenLinne Marie |
Collana | Developments in corporate governance and responsibility |
Soggetto topico |
Business ethics
Business & management Social responsibility of business |
ISBN | 1-78635-383-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Accountability and Social Responsibility: International Perspectives; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: Sustainability and Social Responsibility; Notes; References; Part I: Issues of Governance; Organisational Governance and Strategic CSR to Strengthen Local Supply Chains - Navigating the Maze; Introduction; Governance Structures in Businesses; Sustainable Supply Chain Management and CSR; Strengthening Local Supply Chains through Strategic CSR; Governance, Supply Chain Management and CSR in Developing Countries
Local Businesses in Supply Chains of MNEs - CSR 4.0Agriculture; Cassava Production; Sorghum Cultivation in Uganda; Mining; Diamond Mining in Botswana; Diamond Mining in Namibia; Iron Ore Mining in Guinea; Promoting Stronger Supply Chains for Strengthened Organisational Governance; Notes; References; The Governance of Sustainable Development; Introduction; Sustainability in the Present; The Brundtland Report; Global Warming; Resource Depletion; Sustainability and Sustainable Development; Renewable Energy; Energy Efficiency; Critiquing Sustainability Reacting to Sustainability: Energy EfficiencyStandardisation and Manufacturing; Conclusions; Notes; References; The Role of the (Governance of the) Arts in Cultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Music; Introduction; Cultural Sustainability and the Role of the (Governance of the) Arts; The Role of the (Governance of the) Arts in Cultural Sustainability; Music: An Example of How the Role of (the Governance of the) Art Is Perceived and Its Relation to Cultural Sustainability; Summing Up; Critical Assessment; Conclusion: Suggestions and Recommendations; Notes; References Organisational Governance and Accountability: Do We Have Anything to Learn from Studying African Traditional Societies?Introduction; Reasons for Comparing African Traditional with Western Systems; Increase in Knowledge; Problems with Knowledge Produced by Social Anthropologists; Problems with Knowledge Produced Regarding Western Organisational Systems; African Traditional Systems as an Exemplar for Western Organisational Systems; African Traditional Systems as an Exemplar for Contemporary African Societies Difficulties in Pursuing Comparisons between African Traditional Systems and Western Organisational SystemsValidity in Comparisons between African Traditional Systems and Organisational Systems in the West; Reliability of Western Scholarship about African Traditional Societies; Difficulties of Comparing Different Societies: Context and History; Scholarship Required; Current Knowledge of Traditional African Societies; Ways Forward: Comparisons regarding Accountability; Western Systems; African Traditional Systems; Ways Forward: Comparisons regarding African and English Systems of Justice Conclusion |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798784603321 |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountability and social responsibility : international perspectives / / edited by David Crowther, Linne Marie Lauesen |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
Disciplina | 383.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CrowtherDavid
LauesenLinne Marie |
Collana | Developments in corporate governance and responsibility |
Soggetto topico |
Business ethics
Business & management Social responsibility of business |
ISBN | 1-78635-383-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Accountability and Social Responsibility: International Perspectives; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: Sustainability and Social Responsibility; Notes; References; Part I: Issues of Governance; Organisational Governance and Strategic CSR to Strengthen Local Supply Chains - Navigating the Maze; Introduction; Governance Structures in Businesses; Sustainable Supply Chain Management and CSR; Strengthening Local Supply Chains through Strategic CSR; Governance, Supply Chain Management and CSR in Developing Countries
Local Businesses in Supply Chains of MNEs - CSR 4.0Agriculture; Cassava Production; Sorghum Cultivation in Uganda; Mining; Diamond Mining in Botswana; Diamond Mining in Namibia; Iron Ore Mining in Guinea; Promoting Stronger Supply Chains for Strengthened Organisational Governance; Notes; References; The Governance of Sustainable Development; Introduction; Sustainability in the Present; The Brundtland Report; Global Warming; Resource Depletion; Sustainability and Sustainable Development; Renewable Energy; Energy Efficiency; Critiquing Sustainability Reacting to Sustainability: Energy EfficiencyStandardisation and Manufacturing; Conclusions; Notes; References; The Role of the (Governance of the) Arts in Cultural Sustainability: A Case Study of Music; Introduction; Cultural Sustainability and the Role of the (Governance of the) Arts; The Role of the (Governance of the) Arts in Cultural Sustainability; Music: An Example of How the Role of (the Governance of the) Art Is Perceived and Its Relation to Cultural Sustainability; Summing Up; Critical Assessment; Conclusion: Suggestions and Recommendations; Notes; References Organisational Governance and Accountability: Do We Have Anything to Learn from Studying African Traditional Societies?Introduction; Reasons for Comparing African Traditional with Western Systems; Increase in Knowledge; Problems with Knowledge Produced by Social Anthropologists; Problems with Knowledge Produced Regarding Western Organisational Systems; African Traditional Systems as an Exemplar for Western Organisational Systems; African Traditional Systems as an Exemplar for Contemporary African Societies Difficulties in Pursuing Comparisons between African Traditional Systems and Western Organisational SystemsValidity in Comparisons between African Traditional Systems and Organisational Systems in the West; Reliability of Western Scholarship about African Traditional Societies; Difficulties of Comparing Different Societies: Context and History; Scholarship Required; Current Knowledge of Traditional African Societies; Ways Forward: Comparisons regarding Accountability; Western Systems; African Traditional Systems; Ways Forward: Comparisons regarding African and English Systems of Justice Conclusion |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822587403321 |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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