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A Virtuous Life in Business

Stories of Courage and Integrity in the Corporate World

By: Oliver F. Williams,John W. Houck

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A Virtuous Life in Business

Stories of Courage and Integrity in the Corporate World

By: Oliver F. Williams,John W. Houck

The book is not only valuable, it is readable and...featur[es] three sterling chapters toward the end.'--COMMONWEAL

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847677478

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9780847677474

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Role of Business in Sustainable Development

By: Oliver F. Williams

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Corporate Social Responsibility

The Role of Business in Sustainable Development

By: Oliver F. Williams

Over the last 30 years, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a household term, reflecting a combination of factors that we have come to associate with that most catch-all of terms "globalization," including the widespread popular concern with such social issues as the environment and international human rights. Corporate Social Responsibility examines the history of the idea of business ethics (which goes back at least to ancient Mesopotamia) before exploring the state of CSR today. This book argues that a wide-ranging understanding of the purpose of business is necessary to create value for a community of stakeholders which in turn can generate a sustainable future. The book suggests that corporations still have a long way to go, but remains optimistic. The book’s sanguine interpretation of the current state of corporate affairs and a recommended way forward, results not only from the authors analysis, but also his direct experience. This book presents the case that we are in the midst of a major paradigm shift in our understanding of the purpose of business and that this new understanding holds much promise for business being a significant force for a more just and peaceful world. This work provides a concise overview of CSR and an important examination of the present and future work of the UN Global Compact and will be of interest to students of international organizations, international business and corporate social responsibility.

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144

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Routledge

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1135011575

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9781135011574

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business

The South African Experience and International Codes Today

By: S. Prakash Sethi,Oliver F. Williams

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Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business

The South African Experience and International Codes Today

By: S. Prakash Sethi,Oliver F. Williams

religious values at the office door. Apartheid was an evil, and business had great power in South Africa. Where there is power, there is also responsibil ity. I prayed about this long and hard. I pushed the companies as much as I thought I could. There were advances and there were setbacks, but finally we prevailed and the Blacks of South Africa secured their freedom. My effort in behalf of the Sullivan Principles was only one of a number of significant efforts of the anti-apartheid movement. All of those other efforts must be recognized, as well. The Sullivan Principles and the manner in which they were implemented in South Africa were in the nature of a grand experiment in the sociopolitical change and economic uplifting of the Black people of South Africa. What is even more important is that the Principles were driven by an ethical and moral imperative, and were voluntarily implemented by a group of enlight ened United States multinational corporations. No grand design or vision is ever perfect. We fall prey to human follies, limited understanding of the future, and necessary compromises to seek not what is perfect but what is possible. Thus, any such effort is subject to criticism from those who seek ideological purity and those who seek to minimize the impact of change from the status quo . .

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458

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461544912

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9781461544913

Ecdl Part 2 Unit E - Using It

By: Oliver H. U. Heathcote

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Ecdl Part 2 Unit E - Using It

By: Oliver H. U. Heathcote

Covering theoretical elements such as legal issues associated with computing, health and safety and good practice, this text also covers the practical skills involved in integrating, exporting and analysing data.

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Payne Gallway

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1904467482

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9781904467489

Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands

By: Douglas L. Oliver

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Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands

By: Douglas L. Oliver

Even before Western contact, the Pacific Islanders inhabited nearly every island north and east of Australia - a thousand distinctive peoples. This overview of the cultures of the Pacific Islands treats their physical setting, prehistory, activities, and social relations before European influences subjected them to radical changes. It is intended mainly for college-level students in courses dealing with the region, but Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands will also be enjoyed by those interested in the Pacific Islands and by visitors to the Pacific. The book is an abridgement of the author’s larger, two-volume work, Oceania: The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands. Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands contains a number of maps and illustrations from the larger work.

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188

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824811828

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9780824811822

Oceania

The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands

By: Douglas L. Oliver

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Oceania

The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands

By: Douglas L. Oliver

Part 1 of the book...deals with the geography of the region and with the biological, linguistic, and archaeological evidence concerning the origins of the Oceanians and their movements into and within the region. Part 2 describes the tools and techniques by which the recent (but not yet markedly Westernized) Oceanians satisfied their basic, pan-human needs, as qualified by their many different, culturally defined, perceptions of those needs...Finally, Part 3 focuses on the varieties of social structures within which those 'technical' activities took place." -from the Prologue

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824810198

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9780824810191

Book's by Oliver F. Williams

A Virtuous Life in Business

A Virtuous Life in Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business

Ecdl Part 2 Unit E - Using It

Ecdl Part 2 Unit E - Using It

Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands

Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands

Oceania

Oceania

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