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Value Economics The Ethical Implications of Value for New Economic Thinking
The last financial crisis revealed a gap between business practice and ethics. In Value Economics, Griffiths and Lucas examine some of the reasons for this ethical gap and discuss the resulting loss of confidence in the financial system. One of the reasons has been hazy or inadequate thinking about how we value economic enterprises. With the close link between the creation of value and business…
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- 978-1-137-54187-1
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- XV, 281
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Economic ethics in late Medieval England, 1300-1500
Drawing on an array of archival evidence from court records to the poems of Chaucer, this work explores how medieval thinkers understood economic activity, how their ideas were transmitted and the extent to which they were accepted. Moving beyond the impersonal operations of an economy to its ethical dimension, Hole socio-cultural study considers not only the ideas and beliefs of theologians an…
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- 9783319388601
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- 174.4
Legal Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons from the Unite…
This book offers readers a comprehensive and in-depth legal analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by examining the theoretical foundations of corporate governance and its legal mechanism in the United States and South Korea. Moreover, it proposes legislative blueprint for establishing the legal frameworks that might serve to legitimize and effectively implement CSR in general. Refle…
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- 978-81-322-2386-3
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Labour Force Mobility in the Australian Resources Industry: Socio-Economic an…
This book addresses the socio-economic impacts of rapid economic development due to a global mining boom. It reviews the efforts taken by communities, governments and companies in Australia to deliver enduring benefits while minimising the negative consequences of rapid growth. In particular, the effects and tensions of new workforce arrangements, worker mobility and condensed mine life cycles …
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- 978-981-10-2018-6
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Ethics and Diversity in Business Management Education A Sociological Study w…
This book examines business education from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities, specifically sociology and ethics. In particular, it offers the rare combination of liberal arts and business management education which is used to investigate how aspects of business education might be responsible for and connected to the distribution of wealth that currently dominates the global …
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- 978-3-662-46654-4
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- X, 94
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Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions: A Study of their Objectives and Ach…
This book is a study of the objectives of Islamic Finance in the modern banking space and offers insight into the effects of changes and developments occurring in Islamic banking products and services.
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- 978-1-137-51566-7
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Sustainable Development and CSR in China
This book offers an in-depth analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility, gathering contributions by authors from various countries, cultures and political systems. It provides readers with a better understanding of the concept and its implementation in China by pursuing an international approach. The respective contributions examine Corporate Social Responsibility in terms of its close ties to…
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- 978-3-319-17371-9
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- XI, 133
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- CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Perspectives from Emerging Economies
Economic development is a priority for all nation-states, whether developing or developed. In recent times, a few among the developing nations – often referred to as the emerging economies – have attracted the world’s attention because of their fast pace of economic growth. While the similarities among these nations (for example the BRICS) in the pattern of their economic growth are highl…
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- 978-81-322-2086-2
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- 42 b/w illustrations
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Energy and Finance Sustainability in the Energy Industry
This book analyses how socially responsible investments as well as the rising importance of Islamic finance are linked to the shift towards renewable energy. Academics and practitioners in the field take a global perspective and present case studies from several countries. The book is divided into three parts: The first part sheds new light on the energy shift towards renewable energy. The seco…
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- 978-3-319-32268-1
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- 6 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
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