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100 1 _aEnnals, Richard.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aResponsible Management
_h[electronic resource] :
_bCorporate Responsibility and Working Life /
_cby Richard Ennals.
260 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aIX, 161 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aCSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance,
_x2196-7075
505 0 _a1. Introduction -- 2. Management: A Social Dimension -- 3. Lipstick -- 4. Working Life -- 5. Cultural Situatedness -- 6. Denial -- 7. Quality as Empowerment -- 8. Workplace Innovation -- 9. Responsible Management in Government -- 10. Conclusions.
520 _aThis book takes a critical view on corporate practice, governmental action and the general approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. It draws on experience from the Workplace Innovation movement and argues that, as with motherhood and apple pie, it is hard to oppose CSR, with a community of well-meaning people. It is however necessary to challenge the foundations on which it is based. Many accounts of CSR assume a consistent model of capitalism around the world. It is suggested that capitalism can be given a human face, as companies adopt programmes which go beyond the minimum legal requirements. This builds on traditions of optional corporate philanthropy. However, without changing the underlying working of the company, only cosmetic changes are made. In the author's words: “lipstick is applied to the capitalist pig”. It can be a mistake to read too much into “Responsible Management”, when the culture of management is designed around irresponsibility. Companies have developed elaborate schemes of outsourcing, in an environment of limited liability. This cannot easily be overcome through gestures. This book seeks to engage readers and to provoke thoughts. It can be angry and polemical, but it points a finger directly at ongoing superficial developments.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aLabor economics.
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aNon-Profit Enterprises/Corporate Social Responsibility.
650 2 4 _aOrganizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
650 2 4 _aPhilosophy of the Social Sciences.
650 2 4 _aLabor Economics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642554001
830 0 _aCSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance,
_x2196-7075
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55401-8
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