Governance in the Business Environment

by Aras, Guler; Crowther, David

• ISBN13: 9780857248770
• ISBN10: 0857248774
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-25
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd

Summary

The global economic recession from which we are just emerging, much as previous recessions, has highlighted failures in governance and failures in regulation. Indeed some have argued that the regulators are more guilty even than the perpetrators and should be sanctioned accordingly. There is of course one flaw in this argument and one problem with managing the prevention of future financial crisis and this is concerned with the recognition of and regulation of a truly global market for finance, trade, labour etc. Some would say that it is an inevitable consequence of greed, ignorance and irresponsibility. And the solutions all seem to involve government rescue, sometimes coupled with penalties for those in the financial sector who are deemed to be responsible. Governance therefore is an issue which has risen to the top as far as popular interest is concerned. It is therefore timely to consider such governance and problems and solutions. It is equally important to accept that there are different perspectives from different parts of the world. This volume recognises these issues and takes a global interdisciplinary perspective to the matter of governance in the business environment.

Table of Contents

List Of Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Theoretical Developments
Governance and the Management of Global Markets	p. 3
Developing a Socially Responsible Information Technology Environment	p. 23
Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing	p. 41
Multinational Corporations, Governments and Corporate Governance: Charting a New Course	p. 59
The Utilitarian Fallacy	p. 71
Regional Perspectives
Strategic Alliances in the Japanese Car Industry: The Impact of the Current Crisis on Governance Mechanisms	p. 95
Development of Corporate Social Responsibility in China: Measures, Development, Implementation, Reality and Problems	p. 125
CSR in the Context of Globalisation in Mauritius: A Business Sector's Approach	p. 153
The Extent of Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility in Malaysia	p. 177
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Dynamics in Portuguese Society	p. 195
About the Contributors	p. 229
Index	p. 235
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