Global Governance and Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Zones (Feil M.)(Pevná vazba)

Global Governance and Corporate Responsibility in Conflict Zones (Feil M.)(Pevná vazba)

Corporations in conflict zones and their provision of security are particularly relevant for understanding whether private actors are increasingly sources of governance contributions that regulate public goods. Feil highlights the discrepancies between political and theoretical expectations of

Sustainability, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility (Dorobantu Sinziana)(Pevná vazba)

Scholarly interest in the areas of sustainability, stakeholder relations and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increased considerably in recent years. In this volume, we take a step back to consider the fundamental questions that underlie and tie research across these areas together. The

Corporate Actors in Global Governance - Business as Usual or New Deal?(Pevná vazba)

What part should corporate actors play in global governance? With regard to concerns over such issues as public health, education, human rights, and the environment, they arguably are influential. The authors of this book offer an empirically rich picture of the often-contentious governance roles

Corporate Governance in Russia (No Contributor)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores discussions and practice around corporate governance in Russia from the early 1990s until 2018. 　It covers three major aspects of corporate governance theory and practice: a vision of corporate governance in Russia in the context of global trends and challenges, the general

Green Behavior and Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia (Quoquab Farzana)(Pevná vazba)

In recent years, the issues of sustainability, green behavior and corporate social responsibility have become a growing global concern. This increased concern for environmental welfare has started to affect the way marketers, managers and policy makers think and organize their businesses. In

Corporate Governance and Its Implications on Accounting and Finance (Alqatan Ahmad)(Paperback)

Presents research exploring the implications of a good corporate governance system after global financial crises. This book is devoted to all topics dealing with corporate governance including corporate governance characteristics, board diversity, CSR, big data governance, bitcoin governance, IT

International Organizations in Global Social Governance (Martens Kerstin)(Pevná vazba)

International Organizations (IOs) are important actors within global social governance. They provide forums for exchange, contention and cooperation about social policies. Our knowledge about the involvement of IOs varies significantly by policy fields, and we know comparatively little about the

Employee Engagement in Corporate Social Responsibility (Haski-Leventhal Debbie)(Pevná vazba)

This book offers a remarkable collection of chapters, written by the leading scholars in CSR and employee engagement. Using the existing literature, new empirical studies, case studies and thought-provoking insights, this collection of authors discuss why and how to engage employees in CSR and

Sustainability Standards and Global Governance: Experiences of Emerging Economies (Negi Archna)(Pevná vazba)

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I - Global Governance Frameworks for Sustainability Standards.- Chapter 2. Transformative impacts? Exploring the link between voluntary sustainability standards and the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 3. Assessing the role of the World Trade Organization in

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Maritime Industry (Froholdt Lisa Loloma)(Pevná vazba)

Jointly elaborated by academia and the maritime industryServes as course reading at the WMU and other post-graduate programsTimely in view of the fact that the maritime industry is considered a laggard when it comes to

Visible Hands: Government Regulation and International Business Responsibility (Knudsen Jette Steen)(Pevná vazba)

A growing number of states are regulating the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of domestic multinational corporations relating to overseas subsidiaries and suppliers. In this book, Jette Steen Knudsen and Jeremy Moon offer a new framework for analysing government-CSR relations: direct and

Coolie's Great War - Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914-1921 (Singha Radhika)(Pevná vazba)

Living the Corporate Purpose: Insights from Companies in Asia (Chong Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Corporate purpose has become a global phenomenon in recent years. Increasingly, businesses are expected to 'produce profitable solutions to the problems of people and planet, and not to profit from producing problems for people or planet' (World Economic Forum). However, the literature on how

Governance, Multinationals and Growth(Pevná vazba)

In Governance, Multinationals and Growth, leading scholars celebrate and build upon the pioneering work of Edward Safarian on multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment. The book explores the linkages among multinationals and foreign direct investment, corporate and public governance,

Shadow Trades - The Dark Side of Global Business (Thomas Amos Owen)(Pevná vazba)

Alongside burgeoning global business, which asserts its legality, ethics and social responsibility, there exists a dark side of shadow trades manifesting various shades of legitimacy. Not only do the latter's corrupt practices, dubious supply chains and other illicit operations run in tandem with

Knowledge Management in Tourism: Policy and Governance Applications (Fayos-Sola Eduardo)(Pevná vazba)

Knowledge Management in Tourism: Policy and Governance Applications is an indispensable instrument for everyone interested in the theory and practice of the quest for effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of tourism activities in helping build the future of

Contingency, Behavioural and Evolutionary Perspectives on Public and Non-Profit Governance (Monteduro Fabio)(Pevná vazba)

This volume accesses governance in public and non-profit organizations. Building on and challenging recent research in this area, this volume critically examines the contextual, behavioural and historical factors of

Urbanization and Urban Governance in China: Issues, Challenges, and Development (Ye Lin)(Pevná vazba)

Offers a more tightly knitted and concrete analysis on the governance issues of China's urbanizationExamines how China's urban governance needs to evolve and respond to the challenges of urbanization. Explores practical recommendations for China's future urbanization

New Corporate Governance: Successful Board Management Tools (Hilb Martin)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction.- Situational Dimension.- Strategic Dimension.- Integrated Board Management Dimension.- Controlling Dimension.-

Governance Democracy and Development (Thakur Anil Kumar)(Pevná vazba)

Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility (Smith Jessica)(Paperback)

How engineers in the mining and oil and gas industries attempt to reconcile competing domains of public accountability. The growing movement toward corporate social responsibility (CSR) urges corporations to promote the well-being of people and the planet rather than the sole pursuit of profit. In

Turbulence, Empowerment and Marginalisation in International Education Governance Systems (Taysum Alison)(Pevná vazba)

This book investigates how governance at different levels can improve access to education for excluded communities. It conceptualises turbulence, empowerment, and marginalisation in international educational governance systems, and presents a comparative analysis of five nation states (England,

Employee Engagement in Corporate Social Responsibility (Haski-Leventhal Debbie)(Paperback)

This book offers a remarkable collection of chapters, written by the leading scholars in CSR and employee engagement. Using the existing literature, new empirical studies, case studies and thought-provoking insights, this collection of authors discuss why and how to engage employees in CSR and

Conflict, Domination, and Violence: Episodes in Mexican Social History (Illades Carlos)(Pevná vazba)

Conflict, domination, violence-in this wide-ranging, briskly narrated volume from acclaimed Mexican historian Carlos Illades, these three phenomena register the pulse of a diverse, but inequitable and discriminatory, social order. Drawing on rich and varied historical sources, Illades guides the