Business, Capitalism and Corporate Citizenship : A Collection of Seminal Essays : With up-to-date commentaries from original authors

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ix, 242 pages ; 24 cm.

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9781783534999

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Featuring : John Ruggie, Georg Kell, Peter Senge, Jan Aart Scholte, William C. Frederick, R. Edward Freeman, Mark Moody-Stuart and others. Source from book cover.

Abstract:

In the first decades of the twenty-first century, the theory and practice of corporate citizenship and responsibility adapted significantly. The pieces in this volume capture the essence of these changes, with illuminating reflections by their preeminent authors on success, failure, learning and progress. Featuring contributions from John Ruggie, Peter Senge, R. Edward Freeman, Jan Aart Scholte and Georg Kell, it charts the rise of corporate citizenship, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This title is one of a two-volume set: a collection of seminal and thought-provoking essays, drawn from the Journal of Corporate Citizenship's archive, accompanied by new analysis and reflection from the original authors. Written by some of the most widely recognized academic and business pioneers and leaders of the corporate responsibility and global sustainability movement, the volumes make essential reference texts for anyone interested in the radically awakening new global political economy. The Journal of Corporate Citizenship was launched in 2001 by Founding Editor Malcolm McIntosh and Greenleaf Publishing. Today, it continues to fulfiLl its mission to integrate theory and practice and provide a home for enlightened transdisciplinary thinking on the role of business and organizations in society.

Subject Term:

Social responsibility of business

Issues management

Organizational behavior

Corporate culture

Added Author:

McIntosh, Malcolm, 1953-,

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This title is one of a two-volume set: a collection of seminal and thought-provoking essays, drawn from the Journal of Corporate Citizenship's archive, accompanied by new analysis and reflection from the original authors. Written by some of the most widely recognized academic and business pioneers and leaders of the corporate responsibility and global sustainability movement, the volumes make essential reference texts for anyone interested in the radically awakening new global political economy.

The Journal of Corporate Citizenship was launched in 2001 by Founding Editor Malcolm McIntosh and Greenleaf Publishing. Today, it continues to fulfil its mission to integrate theory and practice and provide a home for enlightened transdisciplinary thinking on the role of business and organizations in society.

Author Notes

MALCOLM MCINTOSH is former Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Griffith University. He is Founding Editor of the Journal of Corporate Citizenship and was Special Adviser to the UN Global Compact.

Malcolm McIntoshDavid HendersonWalter Block and William Barnett IIWalter Block and William Barnett IICharles DerberJan Aart ScholtePeter Neergaard and Esben Rahbek PedersenDiane L. Swanson and William C. FrederickR. Edward FreemanJan Jonker and Angela MarbergNick Barter and Luke HoughtonDavid BirchAndrew Crane and Dirk MattenMarc T. Jones and Matthew HaighPeter M. SengeAnnie Barbara ChikwanhaJohn Gerard RuggieSir Geoffrey ChandlerGeorg KellJem BendellLinda MerieauRichard Holme and Phil WattsMaIcolm McIntosh and Sir Mark Moody-StuartSir Mark Moody-Stuart

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Business, capitalism and corporate citizenship	p. 13
1 The Role of Business in the World of Today 14	p. 14
2 A Positive Programme for Laissez-Faire Capitalism	p. 18
3 Rejoinder to Critics of Laissez-Faire Capitalism	p. 33
4 From Hegemony to Democracy	p. 39
5 Globalisation, Governance and Corporate Citizenship	p. 43
6 Corporate Social Behaviour: Between the Rules of the Game and the Law of the Jungle	p. 54
What do we talk about when we talk about corporate citizenship, and how do we talk about corporate citizenship when we talk about it?	p. 73
7 Are Business Schools Silent Partners in Corporate Crime?	p. 74
8 Can Stakeholder Theorists Seize the Moment?	p. 80
9 Corporate social Responsibility Quo Vadis? A Critical Inquiry into a Discursive Struggle	p. 85
10 Is this OK? An Exploration, of Extremes	p. 100
11 'Working and Fighting for Progress, for Prosperity, for Society': Brave New Business Worlds before and beyond Corporate Citizenship	p. 113
12 Fear and Loathing in the JCC: Unleashing the Monster of 'New Corporate Citizenship Theory' to Confront Category Crisis	p. 122
13 The Transnational Corporation and New Corporate Citizenship Theory: A Critical Analysis	p. 129
Corporatecitizenship engagement	p. 153
14 Waking the Sleeping Giant: Business as an Agent for Consumer Understanding and Responsible Choice	p. 154
15 Human Security and Sustainable Enterprise in a Developing-Country Context	p. 157
Corporatecitizenship engagement and the UN Global Compact	p. 171
16 The Theory and Practice of Learning Networks: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Compact	p. 172
17 The Amnesty International UK Business Group: Putting Human Rights on the Corporate Agenda	p. 184
18 The Global Compact: Origins, Operations, Progress, Challenges	p. 191
19 What If We Are Failing? Towards a Post-Crisis Compact for Systemic Change	p. 210
20 The Human Factor: Addressing United Nations Staff Perceptions of the Business Community when forming Cross-sector Partnerships	p. 218
21 Making Good Business Sense	p. 222
22 Business and Africa: Power, Responsibility and Values	p. 228
23 Business as a Vocation	p. 238
About the editor	p. 242

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