This paper argues that the perspective of ordonomic—a rational-choice based analysis of (interdependencies between) social structure and semantics—can provide new insights into the changing role of business in society. We claim (a) that the proper role of business is societal value creation,...

It is the nature of powerful ideas that they can summarize a ground-breaking concept in a plain and simple message. In this sense, the concept of sustainability is one such idea. It translates into a compelling orientation towards the future. It is this orientation towards the future that is...

<P>Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics?</P><P></P><B><P>Part I: Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics -- The Foundations </P></B><P>Chapter 2: What is Social Entrepreneurship (not)? </P><P>Chapter 3: Refining our Ethical Perspective on the Light and Shadows in Social Entrepreneurship: The...</p></p></p></b></p></p>

At the start of 2007, the newly founded academic network of the United Nations Global Compact (GC) assigned an international task force to work out guidelines for integrating the GC principles into university management education in business ethics. The results of this task force were given to...