Responsibility in world business

By Lene Bomann-Larsen

Subjects: UN Global Compact, Aspectos ambientales, Aspect de l'environnement, International business enterprises, Multinationales, LABOUR RELATIONS, Gestion, Moral and ethical aspects, Etica de los negocios, Soziale Verantwortung, Entreprises multinationales, Aspectos sociales, BRAZIL, Gouvernance d'entreprise, WORKERS' RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES, Aspect moral, Management, Droits de l'homme, Empresas internacionales, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, POLAND, Effets sur l'environnement, Morale des affaires, HONG KONG (China), Aspectos morales y éticos, UNITED STATES, Responsabilité sociale, INTERNATIONAL LAW, STATE RESPONSIBILITY, INDIA, Aspects sociaux, BUSINESS ETHICS, Wirtschaftsethik, Environmental aspects, Multinationales Unternehmen, CASE STUDIES, NIGERIA, Social responsibility of business, CHILD LABOUR, Entreprises, CHINA, Administración, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, Business ethics, TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS, Responsabilidad social de la empresa, Gestion d'entreprises, Social aspects, Aspect social, Ethique, KENYA, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Description: "How should companies deal with the harmful side-effects of their business operations? To what extent should they be held responsible for the wrongdoing of other actors? And how can they conduct business in a responsible manner in countries where human rights abuses are widespread, or where the environment is being degraded?" "These are crucial issues within the current debate on corporate responsibility and they represent the most substantial challenges confronting the business community today." "This book offers an approach to corporate decision-making based on the principles of Just War Theory, primarily the Principle of Double Effect (PDE). The proposed normative framework can be used both as a tool for performance evaluation, and as a set of guidelines for conducting business in an ethically responsible manner." "Multiple case studies illustrate the usefulness of incorporating the Principle of Double Effect into corporate decision-making, and show how the proposed framework can help companies assume responsibility for the impact of their operations on multiple stakeholders."--Jacket.