| Name | Just Business Practices in a Diverse and Developing World |
| Author(s) | Hevina S. Dashwood |
| Editor | Frederick Bird and Manuel Velasquez |
| Year | 2006 |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Web Location | http://us.macmillan.com/justbusinesspracticesinadiversedevelopingworld/FrederickBird |
| Keywords | local cultural traditions, morally responsible business practices, developing areas, transfer of technologies, reduction of poverty, corporate social responsibility (CSR), mining, ethical auditing, labour conditions, textile manufacturing, Guatemala |
| Areas of Interest | Accountability - Auditing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Development; Globalization; Labour - Employee; Poverty; Resource Extraction |
| Citation | Dashwood, Hevina S. 2006. Just Business Practices in a Diverse and Developing World. Edited by B. a. M. Velasquez. London/New York: Palgrave Macmillan. |
| Summary | In a world unbalanced by extensive poverty, divided by conflicting interests and contrasting moral traditions, what difference can international businesses make? This book addresses this urgent concer |
| Abstract / Description | In a world unbalanced by extensive poverty, divided by conflicting interests and contrasting moral traditions, what difference can international businesses make? This book addresses this urgent concern from a number of angles. Three initial essays consider ways of arriving at common ethical positions while still respecting diverse local cultural traditions. The next chapters examine the emergence of morally responsible business practices in globally diverse contexts, particularly in developing areas. While considering the inherent tensions between moral ideals and contingent realities, the last set of essays discuss topics such as the transfer of technologies and the reduction of poverty where responsible practices are still being debated.
PART TWO Introduction: Global Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility; F.Bird & M.Velasquez Pursuing Corporate Responsibility in Changing Institutional Fields; J.Smucker Toward a Political Ethic for International Businesses; F.Bird Global Initiatives to Promote Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Sector; H.S.Dashwood Fostering Social Responsibility in Businesses: The Role of Ethical Auditing; F.Bird Monitoring Labour Conditions of Textile Manufacturing: The Work of COVERCO in Guatemala; |
| Publisher/Organization | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Cluster Library | None |