Social Management (eBook)

Principles, Governance and Practice

Giuseppe Argiolas (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XIV, 127 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-54582-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book presents a new governance framework for socially oriented business management. It offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of socially oriented business and its key stakeholders, and introduces a managerial model that is both sustainable in the long term and effective.

The book first provides an overview of these organizations and compares the most common managerial systems. It then introduces the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, and explains the fundamentals for action by and within the business. Based on this framework, it develops an integrated approach for the management of the socially oriented enterprise and explains the interplay between the central drivers for this management model and how to put the model into practice. The book is a valuable resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in sustainable management. 

Giuseppe Argiolas is Associate Professor of Management at Sophia University Institute, Florence, Italy. He is the Coordinator of the Doctoral School. He is also member of the Faculty of the School of Civil Economy, Florence. He obtained his PhD in Management at University of Cagliari (Italy), where from 2006 to 2016 he has been Assistant Professor of Management and taught Corporate Social Responsibility in the Master's Degree of Management. His research interests include Corporate Social Responsibility, Mission-Driven Organizations, Economy of Communion and Civil Economy. He contributed to conferences, meetings and summer schools, both nationally and internationally, and has published in several journals and books. 

Inhalt

Preface 7
Acknowledgments 10
Contents 12
Chapter 1: Introduction 14
References 16
Chapter 2: Organizations and the Contexts in Which They Operate 17
2.1 Market Shifts Towards a New Dimension: Pluridimensionality 17
2.2 Regarding Organizations and Companies 19
2.3 Culture: Shaping Organizational Excellence 25
References 26
Chapter 3: Comparing Managerial Systems 29
3.1 Taylorism: Scientific Management 29
3.2 Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson: The Centrality of Contracts 33
3.3 The Discovery of the ``Human Factor´´ 38
3.4 Chester I. Barnard: The Cooperative Organization 44
3.5 Herbert Simon: Organizational Economy 48
3.5.1 Authority and Delegation 50
3.5.2 The Reward System and Identification with the Organization 50
References 52
Chapter 4: Corporate Social Responsibility 54
4.1 Introductory Elements 54
4.2 Different Theoretical Approaches 55
4.3 The Contribution of the UN and the OECD 61
4.4 The European Union´s Perspective 65
References 68
Chapter 5: The Foundations of Action by the Company and in the Company 71
5.1 The Strategy for Success: Be People Centered 71
5.2 The Multi-Faceted Potential of Knowledge 74
5.3 Intelligence, or Intelligences? 79
References 85
Chapter 6: Management for a Corporate Social Orientation 88
6.1 An Integrated Approach to Corporate Orientations 88
6.2 Corporate Management and the Conditions of Communion 92
6.2.1 The Culture of Communion and Corporate Lifestyle 93
6.2.2 The Pillars of Communion: Dialogue, Trust, and Reciprocity 95
6.3 A Toolkit for a Social Orientation 100
6.3.1 The Pact on the Organizational Mission 100
6.3.1.1 Beyond the Contract 101
6.3.1.2 Pact on the Mission and Social Capital 105
6.3.2 Sharing Oneself 109
6.3.2.1 Incompleteness of Contracts and Intrinsic Motivations 111
6.3.2.2 Consistent Behavior 113
6.3.3 Sharing Knowledge and Experiences 114
6.3.3.1 Learning, Shared Meaning, and Commitment 115
6.3.3.2 External Relationships 117
6.3.4 Regular Colloquies 118
6.3.4.1 Relationships Between People Make the Difference 119
6.3.4.2 Dialoguing with Stakeholders 121
6.3.5 Verification 123
6.3.5.1 Verification and Continuous Improvement 123
6.3.5.2 The Verification Matrix 125
References 129
Chapter 7: Conclusions 134

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.4.2017
• Reihe/Serie: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
• Reihe/Serie: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 127 p. 2 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Original-Titel: Il valore dei valori. La governance nell’impresa socialmente orientate
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: corporate mission pact • corporate social orientation • Corporate Social Responsibility • CSR • economy of communion • knowledge sharing • Stakeholder Dialogue • value-based organization
• ISBN-10: 3-319-54582-5 / 3319545825
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-54582-0 / 9783319545820