Social management : principles, governance and practice = Il valore dei valori. La governance nell'impresa socialmente orientata

This book presents a new governance framework for socially oriented business management. It offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of socially oriented business and its key stakeholders, and introduces a managerial model that is both sustainable in the long term and effective. The book first provides an overview of these organizations and compares the most common managerial systems. It then introduces the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, and explains the fundamentals for action by and within the business. Based on this framework, it develops an integrated approach for the management of the socially oriented enterprise and explains the interplay between the central drivers for this management model and how to put the model into practice. The book is a valuable resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in sustainable management. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-3 Organizations and the Contexts in Which They Operate....Pages 5-16 Comparing Managerial Systems....Pages 17-41 Corporate Social Responsibility....Pages 43-59 The Foundations of Action by the Company and in the Company....Pages 61-77 Management for a Corporate Social Orientation....Pages 79-124 Conclusions....Pages 125-127