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Illustrates the importance of corporate responsibility by integrating wealth creation and human rights.
List of contents
Dedication; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. Introduction and Overview; 2. The Context of Globalization, Sustainability and Financialization; Part I. Wealth Creation: The Purpose of Business and the Economy: 3. Semantics and the Wealth of Nations; 4. Wealth Includes Natural, Economic, Human and Social Capital; 5. Wealth Is a Combination of Private and Public Wealth; 6. Wealth Creation Is about Producing and Distributing Wealth; 7. Creating Wealth Involves Material and Spiritual Aspects; 8. Creating Sustainable Wealth in Terms of Human Capabilities; 9. Creating Means Making Something New and Better; 10. Wealth Creation Needs Self-Regarding and Other-Regarding Motivations; Part II. Human Rights as Public Goods in Wealth Creation: 11. All Internationally Recognized Human Rights are at Stake; 12. Human Rights Constitute Minimal Ethical Requirements; 13. Cost-Benefit Considerations about Human Rights as Goals, Means and Constraints; 14. Human Rights as Public Goods; Part III. Implications of Wealth Creation and Human Rights for Corporate Responsibility: 15. The Ethics of Business Organizations Is Called Corporate Responsibility; 16. The Moral Status of the Business Organization; 17. Mapping Corporate Responsibilities; 18. Corporate Governance for Wealth Creation and Human Rights; 19. A Case in Point: Corporate Responsibility for Less Income Inequality; 20. A Case in Point: How can Universities Promote Corporate Responsibility in their Supply Chains?: The Experience of the University of Notre Dame; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects.
About the author
Georges Enderle is the John T. Ryan Jr. Professor Emeritus of International Business Ethics at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is also Co-Founder of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) and former President of the International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics (ISBEE; 2001-2004). Professor Enderle has previously authored or edited twenty-one books and over 160 articles.
Summary
Enderle illustrates the importance of corporate responsibility by integrating wealth creation and human rights. An invaluable reference for students, teachers and researchers in business and economic ethics, social sciences and human rights studies, as well as for leaders in business, civil society organizations and international institutions.
