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Accountability and social responsibility / edited by David Crowther, Linne Marie Lauesen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Developments in corporate governance and responsibility ; volume 9.Publication details: Bingley, United Kingdom : Emerald, 2016.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 245 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781786353832
  • 1786353830
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Accountability and social responsibility.DDC classification:
  • 658.4 23
LOC classification:
  • HD60
Online resources:
Contents:
Organisational governance and strategic csr to strengthen local supply chains navigating the maze -- The governance of sustainable development -- The role of the (governance of the) arts in cultural sustainability : a case study of music -- Organisational governance and accountability : do we have anything to learn from studying african traditional societies? -- Microfinance performance in financial markets : the case of microfinance investment vehicles -- CSR practices in leading Indian banks -- Reorganisation problems of the auditing firms in the post Sarbanes Oxley era : quality concern and Turkey -- Stakeholder dissonance : corporate social responsibility versus regulation -- a study of a trust-recovery process -- 140 Characters for CSR communication : an exploration of twitter engagement of Fortune companies -- Corporate social responsibility patterns of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) industries consumers : how to improve the situation in sub-saharan Africa.
Summary: Probably since the mid-1980s, corporate governance has attracted a great deal of attention from corporate managers and investors protection has become a much more important issue for all financial markets after recent firm failures and scandals. Especially important for all with an interest in how organizational governance is formed around socially responsible and accountable ways of leadership and management, this book provides new insights into various issues regarding business management and governance, and points to ways for businesses to make a real change for the betterment of the world, especially in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis 2007/2008.
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Organisational governance and strategic csr to strengthen local supply chains navigating the maze -- The governance of sustainable development -- The role of the (governance of the) arts in cultural sustainability : a case study of music -- Organisational governance and accountability : do we have anything to learn from studying african traditional societies? -- Microfinance performance in financial markets : the case of microfinance investment vehicles -- CSR practices in leading Indian banks -- Reorganisation problems of the auditing firms in the post Sarbanes Oxley era : quality concern and Turkey -- Stakeholder dissonance : corporate social responsibility versus regulation -- a study of a trust-recovery process -- 140 Characters for CSR communication : an exploration of twitter engagement of Fortune companies -- Corporate social responsibility patterns of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) industries consumers : how to improve the situation in sub-saharan Africa.

Probably since the mid-1980s, corporate governance has attracted a great deal of attention from corporate managers and investors protection has become a much more important issue for all financial markets after recent firm failures and scandals. Especially important for all with an interest in how organizational governance is formed around socially responsible and accountable ways of leadership and management, this book provides new insights into various issues regarding business management and governance, and points to ways for businesses to make a real change for the betterment of the world, especially in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis 2007/2008.

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