Overview
- Presents original themes such as shared value consciousness and separation consciousness
- Includes both theoretical and empirical research
- Provides practical tools for leaders and CEOs
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book argues that separation consciousness has kept a collective demand for corporate social responsibility at bay, even providing justification for business to neglect society. Yet there are signs that separation consciousness is being replaced with the expectation that businesses engage in symbiotic relationships with stakeholders that yield triple bottom line benefits. The potential for business to enact this social contract depends largely on the ability of top executives to discover how to activate the organizational values that make such benefits possible. The author argues that the required mind-set for this task bears a strong resemblance to the scientific discovery mentality, and that if executives were to embed this mentality in organizational decision making, shared consciousness between firms and stakeholders of the values that support corporate responsibility is feasible. CSR Discovery Leadership examines this prospect of shared value consciousness, a new frontier for CSR leadership.
Reviews
“Developing the idea of CSR Discovery, Swanson helps her readers understand that we humans and our businesses are an integral part of nature, just as ethics is an integral part of any decisions that we make. Read this book. You will be glad you did!” (Sandra Waddock, Carroll School Scholar of Corporate Responsibility, Boston College, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Diane L. Swanson is the Edgerley Family Chair of Distinction at Kansas State University and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Center for Values-Driven Leadership at Benedictine University, USA. Recognized in several Who’s Who bibliographical indices, she is an award-winning author and educator. Diane holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: CSR Discovery Leadership
Book Subtitle: Society, Science and Shared Value Consciousness
Authors: Diane L. Swanson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59954-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59953-3Published: 11 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86743-4Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59954-0Published: 03 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 226
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Strategy/Leadership, Organization