Sustainable economy [electronic resource] : corporate, social and environmental responsibility / [edited by] Raymond W.Y. Kao.

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9789814277648

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Author:

Kao, Raymond W. Y.

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Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 429 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Corporate social responsibility / Raymond W.Y. Kao and Rowland R. Kao -- On the dialectics of sustained (capitalist) development "from within" / J. Hanns Pichler -- Fostering sustainability in family firms / Alan L. Carsrud and Malin Brünnback -- Poverty : a social disgrace and dilemma / Franco Gandolfi and Philip A. Neck -- Sustainability and health care / Catherine Popadiuk -- Minimization of resource drains and environmental damage / Peter Hing -- Building a sustainable future for ourselves and our common home / Mirian Vilela -- Sustainability and entrepreneurship education at the university level / Lloyd W. Fernald -- From entrepreneurship to stewardship-based economics / Raymond W.K. Kao, Rowland R. Kao and Kenneth R. Kao -- Small is still beautiful and sustainable / Wee-Liang Tan -- Innovation and enterprise sustainability / Gary Oster -- Toward sustainable economic development : an experiment in West Africa / Leo Paul Dana -- Landscape entrepreneurship : lessons from the Mont Saint Hilaire Nature Centre / Emmanuel Raufflet [and others] -- The candle of hope / Raymond W.Y. Kao.

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Subject Term:

Social responsibility of business.

Sustainable development.

Social entrepreneurship.

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Kao, Raymond W. Y.

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Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

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Summary

This book explains how corporate social responsibility is linked to long-term sustainability of an economy and that the activities of an organization should not be only for its self-interest, but must also be honed for the benefit of common good. A major approach the book advocates is corporate decision-makers in an organization should work towards earning the trust of stakeholders rather than focus on short-term profitability. It also emphasizes the importance of recognizing and rewarding the contribution and commitment by participants of an organization.Written by academics and consultants, this book will be of interest to academicians, media professionals, organizational participants, entrepreneurs and general public.