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An introduction to social entrepreneurship : voices, preconditions, contexts
Ziegler, Rafael (contributor) - 2009
Return the lost water back to the continents / Michal Kravcik -- Taking responsibility : breaking away from hate and violence / Judy Korn -- Not about the number of seats in parliament : education for democracy and its places / Krzysztof Stanowski -- We call it work / Philipp Albers, Holm Friebe...
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Corporate social responsibility in Europe : rhetoric and realities
Barth, Regine (contributor); Wolff, Franziska (contributor) - 2009
The acid test of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is simply this: does it lead to positive impacts on society and the environment or is it just rhetoric? And if it does lead to positive impacts, how can these be enhanced? This timely book tackles this cutting-edge challenge by presenting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851187
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Fair wages : strengthening corporate social responsibility
Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel - 2010
Over the last decade the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has contributed towards better corporate governance by tackling such burning issues as child labour and basic human rights violations. However, as the author argues in this important new book, the time has now come to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850708
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Entrepreneurship as social change
Steyaert, Chris (contributor); Hjorth, Daniel (contributor) - 2006
This book-- the third in the Movements in Entrepreneurship series-- examines entrepreneurship as a societal phenomenon. It provides an in-depth study of the social aspects of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurship affects society. The need to move beyond economy to disclose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850918
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Handbook of research on global corporate citizenship
Scherer, Andreas Georg (contributor);  … - 2008
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of current research and theory about why and how corporations should play a more active role in fulfilling their global citizenship obligations and responsibilities
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Entrepreneurship and religion
Dana, Leo Paul (contributor) - 2010
This rich and detailed book makes a very timely contribution to extending our understanding of entrepreneurship in its social context. Using selected examples, the respected contributors show how the values developed in religious beliefs and practices shape entrepreneurship
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851769
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Stakeholders
Phillips, Robert (contributor);  … - 2010
Marguerite Schneider (2002), 'A Stakeholder Model of Organizational Leadership', Organization Science, 13 (2), March-April, 209-20 -- R. Edward Freeman and Robert A. Phillips (2002), 'Stakeholder Theory: A Libertarian Defense', Business Ethics Quarterly, 12 (3), July, 331-49 -- Richard A. Wolfe...
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Developments in social impact assessment
Vanclay, Frank - 2014
Transformation in China and the Development of Social Assessment', International Review of Sociology, 17 (3), November, 539 …. Freudenburg (1986), 'Social Impact Assessment', Annual Review of Sociology, 12, 451-78 -- Rabel J. Burdge (1991), 'A Brief History … Assessment', Rural Sociology, 57 (2), June, 216-34 -- Christiane Gagnon, Philip Hirsch and Richard Howitt (1993), 'Can SIA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852189
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Handbook on the economics of disasters
Skidmore, Mark (ed.) - 2022
"Evaluating the myriad dimensions of how disasters can affect economic activity and decision-making, this cutting-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in research on disaster economics, internationally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013462764
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The social enterprise zoo : a guide for perplexed scholars, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, leaders, investors and policymakers
Young, Dennis R. (contributor);  … - 2016
Wesley Longhofer -- 3. The ongoing evolution in social enterprise legal forms / Cassady V. Brewer -- Part II: how the zoo … enterprise animals / Jesse Lecy and Elizabeth A.M. Searing -- Part III: managing and governing the zoo -- 7. The role of social … entrepreneurs in the social enterprise zoo / Dennis R. Young and Jesse Lecy -- 8. Feeding the animals / Elizabeth A.M. Searing and …
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