Managing Sustainable Stakeholder Relationships : Corporate Approaches to Responsible Management.

• Main Author: O'Riordan, Linda
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
• Series: CSR, sustainability, ethics & governance.
• Subjects: Social responsibility of business.; Corporate governance.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319502403; 9783319502397
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (520 pages)

As 'disruption' is currently becoming the new buzzword in boardrooms, this book advocates that the most striking opportunity for business today is making itself relevant to its stakeholders. By presenting a new route via innovative business models, a transformational corporate approach to...

Table of Contents:

• Endorsements; Foreword; Preface; Concept Overview and Structure; Part I: Setting the Stage; Part II: Gathering Evidence; Part III: A Compass for Stakeholder Management; Target Audience; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter 1: Welcome to Corporate Responsibility; 1.1 Perspective: Research Context; 1.1.1 Background; 1.1.2 Complications; 1.1.2.1 General Management Challenges; 1.1.2.2 Specific Management Challenges; 1.1.3 The Quest for New Purpose; 1.2 Focus: Study Overview.
• 1.2.1 Stakeholder Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry1.2.2 Identifying the Knowledge Gap; 1.2.3 Study Specifications; 1.2.4 Objectives and Questions; 1.2.5 Research Design; 1.2.5.1 Philosophical Stance; 1.2.5.2 Data Collection Details; 1.2.5.3 Conceptual Framework Development and Testing; 1.3 Rationale: The Why and the Logic of Value(s); 1.4 Contribution: Research Implications in Theory and Practice; 1.5 Structure: Chapter Overview; 1.6 Wrap-Up: Synopsis; References; Chapter 2: A Multifarious Mix of Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Business and Society; 2.2.1 Room for Improvement.
• 2.2.2 Great Expectations2.2.3 The Key Players and the Missing Link; 2.2.4 Market Mechanisms in the Political and Economic Realm; 2.2.5 Market Values in Social Spheres; 2.2.6 The Role of Globalisation; 2.3 Reviewing the Relationship; 2.3.1 Navigating the Diverse Complexity and the Normative Debate; 2.3.2 Critical Reflection on the Role of Business in Society; 2.3.3 Business as Part of the Problem and the Solution via Market Mechanisms; 2.3.4 Responsible Business Is a Hot Topic and Getting Hotter; 2.4 Key Underpinning Concepts; 2.4.1 Definitional Challenges with Responsibility Terminology.
• 2.4.2 Responsible Management Themes2.4.2.1 Corporate Accountability; 2.4.2.2 Ethical Matters in Business: Background; 2.4.2.3 Ethical Matters in Business: The Distinction Between Morals and the Law; 2.4.2.4 Ethical Matters in Business: Distinguishing Between Morals, Ethics, and Its Theories; 2.4.2.5 Ethical Matters in Business: The Empirical Rationale for Morality; 2.4.2.6 Ethical Matters in Business: Values; 2.4.2.7 Ethical Matters in Business: Values in Business; 2.4.2.8 Ethical Matters in Business: Pluralist Ethical Theory as a Useful Middle Ground.
• 2.4.2.9 Ethical Matters in Business: Business Ethics and Its Definitional Levels of Analysis2.4.2.10 Ethical Matters in Business: Empirical Justification as a Basis for Business Rationale; 2.4.2.11 Ethical Matters in Business: Management Challenges; 2.4.2.12 Ethical Matters in Business: Pragmatic Solutions to Management Challenges; 2.4.2.13 The Stakeholder Concept; 2.4.2.14 Black Box Challenges Inherent in the Stakeholder Concept; 2.4.2.15 The Proliferation of Stakeholder Expectations; 2.4.2.16 The Proliferation of Stakeholder-Related Terminology.