Overview

As sustainable development becomes an increasingly important strategic issue for all organizations, there is a growing need for management and executive education to adapt to this new reality. This textbook provides a theoretically sound and highly relevant introduction to the topic of socially and environmentally responsible business. The authors take a “competence-based approach” to responsible management education. The book aims to go beyond the traditional domains of teaching and towards the facilitation of learning across key competences. Each chapter in this book has a section dedicated to exercises that cover five core competences – know, think, do, relate, be – to enable self-directed transformative learning. Drawing from the classic background theories such as corporate sustainability, business ethics, and corporate social responsibility, these concepts are applied to the most up-to-date practices. The book covers an international perspective, featuring cases from countries all around the world, has a strong theoretical basis, and fully integrates the topics of sustainability, responsibility, and ethics. The book includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels resulting in both an essential resource for business students at all levels and a self-study, practical handbook for executives.

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Author:   Alex Hope ,  Oliver Laasch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.960kg
ISBN:  

9781032894508

ISBN 10:   1032894504
Pages:   522
Publication Date:   11 December 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the third edition A. Contextualizing 1. The state of the planet 2. A history of business, society and environment 3. Climate Change B. Conceptualizing 4. Sustainability 5. Sustainable Development Goals 6. Responsibility 7. Ethics C. Managing 8. Responsible management process 9. Practice norms 10. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion D. Strategizing 11. Sustainable Economics 12. Envisioning responsible business 13. Strategic management E. Implementing 14. Implementation basics 15. Main business functions 16. Business support functions 17. Supply chain management F. Communicating 18. Communication in responsible business 19. Communication challenges 20. Responsible Business Certification G. Innovating 21. Innovation for change 22. Individual change 23. Organizational change 24. Systemic change

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Alex Hope – Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor and Associate Professor of Responsible Business, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK. Oliver Laasch – Professor of Responsible Management at ESCP Berlin, adjunct professor in social entrepreneurship at the University of Manchester, and founder of the Center for Responsible Management Education.

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