Principles of Management: Practicing Ethics, Responsibility, Sustainability - Softcover

Oliver Laasch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529732050 ISBN 13: 9781529732054

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

There is now widespread understanding that business and management must evolve and act responsibly in the world giving full consideration to people and planet, not just profit.

Principles of Management: Practicing Ethics, Sustainability, Responsibility was the first official textbook of the United Nations global initiative network, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). Now fully revised and updated with three brand new chapters on communicating, innovating and leading, this accessible and engaging textbook provides an introduction to management while empowering you to think ethically and sustainably in order to become a responsible manager. It also includes essential workplace skills for the 21st century and coverage of the various management occupations that you will go on to fill after your studies. Exclusive interviews with management pioneers and professionals help bring theories and concepts to life throughout the text as do the all new case studies which include Lego, Patagonia and Greta Thunberg. Worksheets and exercises make for an active learning experience alongside the supporting online resources provided to your lecturer for dissemination.

The textbook includes coverage of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are central to business education and practice today. It can be used for introductory management courses as well as courses that cover business ethics, business and society, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and responsible management.

About this title

About the Author

Oliver Laasch is a chaired professor of Responsible Management at ESCP Business School, an adjunct professor of social entrepreneurship at the University of Manchester, and founder of the Center for Responsible Management Education. His main areas of study are responsible management practices and alternative business models, in both of which he is he is a global research leader.

From the Back Cover

Following the impacts of the financial crisis and growing awareness around climate change, this accessible textbook aimed at 'Introduction to Management' courses empowers students to become responsible managers in today's modern world.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529732050
• ISBN 13: 9781529732054
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 700