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Mêlé, Domènec

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“…The Stakeholder Theory originated from Freeman (1984) who posited that companies exist to cater for the needs of a wide group of people. According to Melé (2003), decisions made by managers must take into consideration the interest of customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, the community within which the business operates and government. Individuals, organizations and communities which are likely to be affected by the activities of a company deserve some attention (Freeman, 1998).…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Practices

Akanpaadgi¹

2023

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There is no doubt that economic activities are fast depleting the global stock of natural resources while causing harm to the environment. In the mist of this melee, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) emerges as a panacea to holding businesses accountable for the impact of their activities on the environment and also requires that they share their profits with stakeholders. This paper adds to the call for global legislation on CSR to serve as a filter on the short to long-term impact of the activities of businesses on the environment. It is expected that this filter will invariably influence the strategies organizations use to achieve their objectives. The study applied the phenomenological descriptive and interpretive research strategy by reviewing books, journals and media publications on the negative impact of business activities on the environment and analyzing them qualitatively. The findings support an integrated global approach to CSR which requires global legislation and enforcement by a world body such as the United Nations. It is expected that this approach will protect countries with weak corporate governance whose public officials are not usually able to resist the enticements that multinational companies offer them in order to escape liability for infractions on regulations.

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Practices

Akanpaadgi¹

2023

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“…Therefore, a wise decision enhances the common good for both individuals and the community. Practical wisdom cannot be learned by studying; rather, it results from life experience and is fostered by cultivating social (Coleman, 1990 ; Melé, 2003 ) and spiritual (Lenssen et al, 2012 ) capital. People can cultivate social and spiritual capital throughout their social, affective, and intimate lives and in each living environment that enables them to build human relations, thus overcoming the mere exchange of interests.…”

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The Virtuousness of Ethical Networks: How to Foster Virtuous Practices in Nonprofit Organizations

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Ethical networks are an emerging form of social alliance based on collaboration between organizations that share a common ethical commitment. Grounded in a theoretical framework of virtue-based business ethics and focusing on nonprofit alliances, this study investigates the virtuousness of ethical networks; that is, how they trigger virtuous practices in their member nonprofit organizations. Adopting a qualitative grounded theory approach, the study focuses on one of the largest Italian ethical networks of nonprofit organizations operating in the social care sector. The findings show that shared ethical values and religious beliefs are positively associated with ethical network building. Based on these findings, a circular model of virtuousness is proposed in which ethical networks foster virtuous practices among their members at four levels: (1) the strategic orientation level, (2) the institutional level, (3) the organizational level, and (4) the relational level. At each of these levels, ethical networks foster a habituation to virtues and the propagation of virtuous behaviors among their members. Theoretical, practical, and social implications of the research findings are discussed.

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“…Workplaces have traditionally been considered difficult environments for dignity to be respected in due to the inherent tensions between the instrumental roles of employees and the social distance caused by organizational hierarchies (Hodson 1996(Hodson , 2001. Consequently, humanistic management scholars have investigated how dignity can be maintained and promoted through actions that express recognition and respect (Hicks and Waddock 2017;Goodpaster 2017;Melé 2003;Pirson et al 2016).…”

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Examining the Role of Dignity in the Experience of Meaningfulness: a Process-Relational View on Meaningful Work

Haarjärvi

Laari-Salmela

2022

Humanist Manag J

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The objective of the present study is to examine the ethical grounding and process-relational nature of meaningful work through the relationship of dignity and meaningfulness. Adopting a practice lens, we show how a shift from methodological individualism to a process-relational worldview allows meaningful work to be understood through organizational activities rather than individual characteristics. Building on practice-based theorization, we present a process-relational model of meaningful work that 1) examines meaningfulness as a flow of experience in the stream of work activity events; 2) highlights how experiencing meaningfulness is embedded in social practices, distinguishing it as a social phenomenon that is defined by this embeddedness; 3) delineates situationality, historicity, and contextuality of meaningfulness; and 4) shows how meaningful work is grounded in the prioritization of dignity in the logic of practice. Accordingly, our model enables a more holistic understanding of how dignity functions as the ethical basis for the experience of meaningfulness in the context of work and organization.

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Cited by 90 publications

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Practices

Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Practices

The Virtuousness of Ethical Networks: How to Foster Virtuous Practices in Nonprofit Organizations

Examining the Role of Dignity in the Experience of Meaningfulness: a Process-Relational View on Meaningful Work

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