Sustainable business : integrating CSR in business and functions /

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Author / Creator:Aagaard, Annabeth, author.
Imprint:Gistrup, Denmark : River Publishers, [2016]
Description:1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:River publishers series in multi business model innovation, technologies and sustainable business
River Publishers series in multi business model innovation, technologies and sustainable business.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12350796
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ISBN:8793379803
9788793379800
879337979X
9788793379794
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"The developments in our environment and society has made it clear that the way we run our businesses and govern our nations is not sustainable in the long run. This is also why more and more companies and organizations are pursuing sustainable business through various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. However, many companies experience that although they facilitate a CSR strategy on corporate level, CSR is often not embedded in their business and/or integrated across their functions. If companies are to achieve the full business potential and performance impact of CSR, sustainability has to be operationalized, targeted and measured across the value chain through empowered employees and in alignment with the business strategy of the company. Though state-of-the-art CSR research, theories and models, the theoretical platform for sustainable business and CSR is presented in this book. However, CSR is carried out in practice, and not just in theory. This is why each chapter is supplemented with practical case examples explaining the way in which different companies and their managers have integrated sustainable business in their strategy and across the organizations' different functions. As is evident both in theory and practice, the success of CSR integration is highly affected by industrial context, as the unique characteristics of the industry have an impact on the key sustainability challenges and business opportunities of the specific company and industry. In support of this evidence, the book also reveals how CSR can be implemented across private and public organizations as well as small & medium sized entities (SMEs) Theoretical and empirical topics discussed in the book include: Defining sustainable business and CSRCSR strategy integrationStakeholder managementSustainable innovation, management and productionChange management & change leadershipGreen business model innovationResponsible HRM and administrationCradle-to-cradleGreen procurementCorporate social innovationSustainable Communication and - SalesBusiness-NGO partnerships" --Publisher description.
Other form:Print version: Aagaard, Annabeth. Sustainable Business. Aalborg : River Publishers, ©2016 9788793379794