Suchergebnisse

It is increasingly being accepted that there is a benefit to both parties when a relationship is established between an NGO and a company. Consequently a considerable number of strategic alliances have been established. It must be accepted that such alliances are not necessarily mutually beneficial but little research has been undertaken to determine the factors which facilitate or mitigate against such mutual benefit. Indeed it is only recently that such relationship shave started to be examined at all. The contributions in this volume seek to redress this by researching various aspects of such relationships in order to arrive at some conclusions regarding the potential benefits and pitfalls of such relationships. The various contributors speak from different perspectives and different locations around the world and have different experiences and interpretations to offer. The results therefore present a diverse but balanced picture of the potential of any relationship between NGOs, companies and corporate social responsibility.

"Female presence and involvement on boards improves firm performance, transforms corporate governance andleads to the transition towards more responsible business. Corporate boards are essential bodies for governance and management and their efficiency determinea companys performance. The board is a crucial element of the corporate governance structure and its efficiency and performance determines the success of the operation and monitoring of the company. The board is viewed as the liaison between providers of capital (shareholders) and managers who use this capital to create value. The board role is to represent, formulate and fulfill the interests and expectations of shareholders as the owners of the companies. The discussionsurrounding femaleparticipation in business inevitably needs to refer to their presence on corporate boards. It is also a reliable indicator ofa gender equalitypolicy and advancement, adopted by countries and companies. The book traces the logic behind the decision patterns of female involvement in governance and management. In particular, it identifies the patternsof women's presence on corporate boards, with respect to theoretical and conceptual argumentation, policy and regulatory implication, as well aspractical adaptation. The phenomenon of women on corporate boards is analyzed in the context of different political, cultural and institutional environment addressing challenges in both developed and emerging economies. The role of female directors is viewed as one of the crucial aspects in corporate governance, adding to the quality of control and management."--Provided by publisher.

About the authors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Market behaviour, stakeholders : approach and good governance -- Agency theory : explaining or creating problems? good governance and ethical behaviour for sustainable business / Guler Aras and Paul Williams -- Using a stakeholder approach to understand success : empirical tests in Indian businesses / Shallini S. Taneja, Jennifer J. Griffin, Pawan K. Taneja, Radha R. Sharma, D. Kirk Davidson and Rupamanjari Sinha Ray -- Behavior in academe : an investigation into the sustainability of mainstream scholarship in management studies / Miriam Green -- Effective business behaviour for corporate sustainability -- The walls between us : governance for sustainability / Philippa Wells and Coral Ingley -- Governing corporate responsibility : the role of soft regulation / Alice Klettner -- Corporate citizenship, ethics and accountability : the significance of the process of trust for corporate legitimacy in late modernity / Jacob Dahl Rendtorff -- Monitoring and reporting on sustainability -- Positioning of corporate social responsibility in media reporting : the role of media setting / Jamilah Ahmad and Suriati Saad -- A pathway to corporate sustainability : social accounting / Douglas M. Branson -- Esg matters and the boardroom / Alison Dempsey -- The requirements for implementation of sustainability -- The drivers of change / Suzanne Benn -- From ego-to eco : theoretical challenges and practical implications of a "next generation" : responsible leadership as a collaborative endeavor / Elke Fein, Jürgen Deeg and Jonathan Reams -- Valuing corporate governance / Bob Garratt -- Defining and achieving good governance / Shann Turnbull -- Conclusion -- Index

The relationship between economic or social or political activity and risk is widely recognised at a societal level, a market level and a business level, and equally widely discussed. The relationship between governance and risk at all of these levels is equally widely recognised but much less widely discussed. But the consequences of poor governance in this arena have been exposed to all in the recent financial and economic crisis as financial institutions and even countries have collapsed or come close to collapsing. The relationship between governance and risk is particularly important in the global environment in which we operate and needs to be more fully discussed and theorised. This book is designed to address important aspects of this topic and set it within the context of the global business and societal environment.

This volume examines the word that's on everybodys lips in business, in government and in society - sustainability. There are of course many aspects of sustainability which might be considered to reflect Brundtlands three pillars of economic, environmental and social sustainability. Others of course have different definitions which include such things as governance or supply chain management. Nevertheless business has recognised the significance of the concept and is responding by developing strategies to cope, although some would say that this is little more than window dressing. The debate continues however as to just what is meant by the term sustainability as far as business is concerned and how can this be achieved. This book is designed to address this debate and set it within the context of the global business and societal environment.

Governance is very much a current concern in the public interest. The global economic recession, from which we are just emerging, has highlighted failures in governance and regulation with much blame being laid at the feet of regulators and demands for perpetrators to be sanctioned accordingly. A key to managing the prevention of future financial crisis is concerned with the recognition and regulation of a truly global market for finance, trade, labour etc. and accepting that there are different perspectives from different parts of the world. Published in association with the Social Responsibility Research Network, Volume 2 in this new and exciting series recognises these issues and takes a global interdisciplinary perspective to the matter of governance in the business environment. Contributions range from the UK, Portugal and Belgium to Brazil, Japan, China and Malaysia, and topics of investigation include: governance and the management of global markets; governance mechanisms of strategic alliances in the Japanese car industry; multinational corporations and democratic governance; market governance to governance in the market - a return to old order; and a socio-legal framework for governance.

Governance is very much a current concern in the public interest. The global economic recession, from which we are just emerging, has highlighted failures in governance and regulation with much blame being laid at the feet of regulators and demands for perpetrators to be sanctioned accordingly. A key to managing the prevention of future financial crisis is concerned with the recognition and regulation of a truly global market for finance, trade, labour etc. and accepting that there are different perspectives from different parts of the world. Published in association with the Social Responsibility Research Network, Volume 2 in this new and exciting series recognises these issues and takes a global interdisciplinary perspective to the matter of governance in the business environment. Contributions range from the UK, Portugal and Belgium to Brazil, Japan, China and Malaysia, and topics of investigation include: governance and the management of global markets; governance mechanisms of strategic alliances in the Japanese car industry; multinational corporations and democratic governance; market governance to governance in the market - a return to old order; and a socio-legal framework for governance.