Thoroughly researched, this book is a cutting-edge study of how the world's largest multi-national corporations--such as American Express, Merck & Company and General Electric--create and implement programs that positively influence the communities in which they operate. In addition, the authors offer a penetrating look at the future prospects for global corporate citizenship initiative.
Looks at issues of corporate responsibility globally, at companies in developing countries facing important challenges within their own countries.
What distinguishes cosmopolitanism from having a mere global mindset is ultimately the level of activity in contributing to this cosmopolitan project, the moral aspiration in thinking and feeling like a citizen of the world, ...
... of environmentalism and suggests that capitalism, as is true of any large-scale system, requires appropriate balance between inputs and outputs in order to survive long term. 7. See, for example, Korten 1999; and Friedman 2000. 8.
And the business world is reacting to this sense of change by firms claiming to be 'global corporate citizens'. But what exactly does global corporate citizenship mean and what are its implications?
Secwépemc law continues to be practised. That law has its own long and rich tradition governing legal relationships, not only between Secwépemc and other peoples, but also with animals, plants, water and land.
The essays in this volume encapsulate the essence of these alternative ideas and embrace the idea that progressive ways and means of this century do not lie in mainstream capitalist thinking.
It is expressed through various means of working together (struggling for co-operation), hoping together (searching for understanding) and living together (respecting basic human rights).
This book is a must-read for everyone who participates in global events—all of us.
Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,1, Reutlingen University (ESB Business School), language: English, abstract: In recent years, the term Corporate ...
This unique collection for the first time brings together in one publication the critical debates, perspectives, experiences and success stories in the emerging field of corporate citizenship in Africa.