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9781783534869 English 1783534869 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. Published with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations Global Compact supported initiative, this is both an essential resource for business students at all levels and self-study handbook for executives., This textbook provides a theoretically sound, highly relevant, introduction to the topic of socially and environmentally responsible business. Drawing from the classic background theories such as business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, those concepts are applied to the most current 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, ethics, and responsibility. It includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels. Published with the The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations supported initiative, it is an essential resource for business students at all levels., With corporate sustainability becoming a strategic issue for companies, there also comes the demand for management education to adapt to this new reality.This textbook provides a theoretically sound, highly relevant, introduction to the topic of socially and environmentally responsible business. Drawing from the classic background theories such as business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, those concepts are applied to the most current 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, ethics, and responsibility. It includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels. Published with the The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations supported initiative, it is an essential resource for business students at all levels.* Crucial textbook with a global perspective for business and MBA courses* Perfect for self-directed study, with a comprehensive introduction to theory and practice* Online supplementary materials accompany the book, With sustainable development becoming a key issue for companies, there comes a demand for management and executive education to adapt. This textbook-handbook 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, which aims at actively going beyond traditional domains of teaching knowledge and towards facilitating learning across key competencies. Each chapter in this book has an exercises section to enable independent learning, with exercises for training five core competence areas. Drawing from the classic background theories such as business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, these concepts are applied to the most current practices. The book covers an international perspective and has a strong theoretical basis, fully integrating the topics of sustainability, ethics, and responsibility. It includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels. This is designed to make the contents accessible for students using the book as a textbook, and executives using it as a handbook. This book is an essential resource for responsible business learning, appropriate for management education courses as well as practitioners learning 'on the job'. Published with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations supported initiative, this is an important resource for business students at all levels.
9781783534869 English 1783534869 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. Published with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations Global Compact supported initiative, this is both an essential resource for business students at all levels and self-study handbook for executives., This textbook provides a theoretically sound, highly relevant, introduction to the topic of socially and environmentally responsible business. Drawing from the classic background theories such as business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, those concepts are applied to the most current 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, ethics, and responsibility. It includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels. Published with the The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations supported initiative, it is an essential resource for business students at all levels., With corporate sustainability becoming a strategic issue for companies, there also comes the demand for management education to adapt to this new reality.This textbook provides a theoretically sound, highly relevant, introduction to the topic of socially and environmentally responsible business. Drawing from the classic background theories such as business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, those concepts are applied to the most current 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, ethics, and responsibility. It includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels. Published with the The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations supported initiative, it is an essential resource for business students at all levels.* Crucial textbook with a global perspective for business and MBA courses* Perfect for self-directed study, with a comprehensive introduction to theory and practice* Online supplementary materials accompany the book, With sustainable development becoming a key issue for companies, there comes a demand for management and executive education to adapt. This textbook-handbook 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, which aims at actively going beyond traditional domains of teaching knowledge and towards facilitating learning across key competencies. Each chapter in this book has an exercises section to enable independent learning, with exercises for training five core competence areas. Drawing from the classic background theories such as business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, these concepts are applied to the most current practices. The book covers an international perspective and has a strong theoretical basis, fully integrating the topics of sustainability, ethics, and responsibility. It includes a wide variety of tools for change at individual, company, and systemic levels. This is designed to make the contents accessible for students using the book as a textbook, and executives using it as a handbook. This book is an essential resource for responsible business learning, appropriate for management education courses as well as practitioners learning 'on the job'. Published with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations supported initiative, this is an important resource for business students at all levels.