Responsible Business

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.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

Introduction to the third edition A. Contextualizing 1. The State of the Planet 2. Climate Change 3. A History of Business, Society, and Environment 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. 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