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AbstractThe study examines the contemporary normative debate on social justice from the perspective of the normative political theory of "egalitarian liberalism". Contrary to an anti-egalitarian liberal political theory, or "libertarianism", the argument is that a notion of "effective freedom", and not negative freedom, is central to egalitarian liberalism. Additionally, in contrast to a theoretical current of egalitarianism known as "luck egalitarianism", the article further argues that although egalitarian liberalism assigns special importance to individual responsibility, it does so (unlike luck egalitarianism) without implying any concession to the conservative critique of egalitarianism and the state's redistributive action.

Sustainability of Business in the Context of Environmental Management studies the newly emerged concept of 'sustainable business' in view of the growing Indian economy. It explores the current corporate social responsibility practices adopted with special reference to environmental management in Indian companies. The book compares the legal, financial, economic, industrial, and social behavioural aspects. Out of these aspects, industrial aspect in view of 'environmental management' is discussed in detail. It also explores the forces driving the changing relationship between business and society and corporate leadership reacting to environmental challenges. Finally, the book restates the concept of increasing profitability through societal development. Please note: This volume is Co-published with The Energy and Resources Institute Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

As the global competitiveness accelerates in the world, it is a major challenge for the companies to attract talents and attain them within the company. The business needs to contribute to the well-being of the community and society they affect. High salary alone is no longer effective tool for the business, people want to work in the company whose values match their own values and that impact contribute to society and environment. For the business is crucial to know what kind of aspects influence on a particular group of stakeholder (job seekers and employees) decision to choose a place of work. The core research statement is, how CSR based factors influence on employer attractiveness and how these factors impact on the choice of employees in choosing a company for working. This study is exploratory, a quantitative approach is applied. Questionnaire examines interest of one of the stakeholders, particularly employees' or prospective employees' perception toward company CSR. According to the results, CSR dimensions (economic, social and environment) were measured by the respondents as highly important for an organization. However, at what extent CSR can be considered as the strongest tool for attracting new talents in the organization and keeping them for a long period is difficult to be measured. Taking into consideration other determinants on employer attractiveness, CSR alone can not attract and attain talents in the organization, but can be one strong determinant that could encourage workers to stay committed to the organization.

Gegenstand der Forschungsinitiative ist die Frage, welchen Beitrag Unternehmen der Wirtschaft bei der Lösung gesellschaftlicher Aufgaben, die auf der Schnittstelle von Politik und Wirtschaft angesiedelt sind, leisten können und sollen. Dabei wird insbesondere ihre Rolle in interorganisationalen Netzwerken analysiert. Konzeptionelle Basis wird die Entwicklung einer "Stakeholder-Governance-Theorie (SGT)" sein. Empirisch substanziiert wird dieses Forschungskonzept im Kontext des Human Development, insbesondere im Hinblick auf den Umgang mit knappen und moralisch sensiblen Wasserressourcen, und auf die Managementstandards für die Wahrnehmung gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Hierbei werden die besonderen Chancen und Herausforderungen für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) von forschungsleitendem Interesse sein.

Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften ist eine Zukunftsaufgabe, der sich das Buch aus verschiedenen Perspektiven widmet. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Frage, wie die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit unseres Landes erhalten, gestärkt und damit die Zukunftsperspektiven der nächsten Generation gesichert werden können. Behandelt werden darüber hinaus u. a. Fragen nach den ethisch sinnvollen Verankerungsmöglichkeiten von Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen und in der Gesellschaft, nach der rechtlichen Unterstützung des globalen nachhaltigen Wirtschaftens, nach den Instrumenten für zukünftige Führungskräfte und den Nutzungsmöglichkeiten von Innovationen für ein nachhaltiges Wachstum, nach den Messungs- und Steuerungsmöglichkeiten von Nachhaltigkeit sowie nach der Perspektive des nachhaltigen Controlling im Nachfolgeprozess. Zusätzlich zur Erörterung praktischer Erfahrungen in Organisationen bilden die nachhaltige Entwicklung der Finanzwirtschaft und die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf die Immobilienbranche weitere thematische Schwerpunkte. Der Inhalt Ethik und Recht Führung Innovation und Digitalisierung Innovation und Lehre Messung und Controlling der Nachhaltigkeit Wachstum, Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit Die Herausgeber Prof. Dr. Andreas Gadatsch ist Professor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Wirtschaftsinformatik im Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Sankt Augustin. Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ihne ist Präsident der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Sankt Augustin. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Monhemius ist Professor für Wirtschaftsrecht und Arbeitsrecht der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Sankt Augustin. Prof. Dr. Dirk Schreiber ist Professor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Informationsmanagement im Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Sankt Augustin

The emergence and functioning of social partnership and a comparative analysis of the political and civiliarchic mechanisms of a constructive dialog can be described as indispensable for post-Soviet social life. In the sociocratic context, the post-Soviet communities have reached the stage of internal and external systemic differentiation, which adds particular value to the democratization processes, the state's wider social functions, the development of corresponding institutions, and the protection of civil rights and freedoms. Having passed the first democratization stage, post-Soviet sociocracy and the system of social relations are doing practically nothing to resolve the problems at hand: they are not motivated enough to take the interests of social groups into account; social identities are vague, while value criteria are undeveloped. The civiliarchic dimension of social partnership in contemporary social sciences calls for a comparative analysis of the sociocultural, economic, political, legal, and other aspects. The following factors largely affect internal and external integration across the post-Soviet expanse: (1) social instability; (2) development of the "middle class"; (3) "formal" trade unions; (4) the political parties' weak social basis; (5) low level of social partnership and social responsibility. The downfall of the Soviet totalitarian system produced new traits in the civil institutions' social responsibility. The functional complexity of the mechanisms of the contemporary political processes has pushed social partnership problems to the fore, as well as a constructive dialog and civiliarchic responsibility as forms of cooperation among the political, economic, and social institutions. The need for new principles and methods of social partnership became obvious since the "lowest level" of the multistage institutionalization of its entities in the context of the corresponding policy increasingly affects management efficiency, human security, and the quality of life, as well as relations between employers and employees, and associations of businessmen and trade unions. This gives rise to elements of a new civiliarchic culture of cooperation among the civil society institutions, entities of social partnership, and bodies of state governance and local self-administration. It means that studying the mechanisms of social partnership is an important theoretical and practical task.