The Accountable Corporation [4 volumes]

by Marc J. Epstein (Editor), Kirk O. Hanson (Editor)

Overview

In recent years, issues of business ethics, social responsibility, and accountability have been at the forefront of corporate policymaking and public concerns. Dramatic stories of abuse of stakeholder trust and outright criminal behavior at companies like Enron, Global Crossing, and Tyco have triggered a reexamination of the role of corporations in society and of the responsibilities of executives, managers, and board members—and the accountants who are supposed to watch over them.

This landmark set of essays brings new clarity to the issues, as societies around the world begin to hold corporations and their leaders to higher standards of conduct. Covering a huge array of topics from white collar crime to community partnerships, whistle blowing to corporate philanthropy, and featuring insights from the world's leading academics, business leaders, and consultants, including strategy guru Michael Porter, Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins, and famed international corporate attorney, Ira Milllstein, The Accountable Corporation provides provocative analysis, cultural and historical context, and emerging solutions from the public, private, and non-profit sectors toward more responsible, ethical, and accountable business.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275984915
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	1208
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.30(h) x 5.20(d)

About the Author

Marc J. Epstein is Distinguished Research Professor of Management, Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, and Visiting Professor and Hansjoerg Wyss Visiting Scholar in Social Enterprise at the Harvard Business School. Previously, he held positions at Stanford Business School and INSEAD (the European Institute of Business Administration). A specialist in corporate strategy, governance, and performance management, he is the author or coauthor of over 100 academic and professional papers and a dozen books, including Implementing E-Commerce Strategies (Praeger, 2004). He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the jourbanal, Advances in Management Accounting.

Kirk O. Hanson is Executive Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and University Professor of Organizations and Society at Santa Clara University. In 2001, he retired from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he served in a variety of teaching, research, and administrative capacities over 23 years. A specialist in ethical behavior of corporations, he writes regularly on the subject, and has served on the boards of several foundations and organizations, including The Business Enterprise Trust and the Social Venture Network.

Table of Contents

Volume 1
Introduction by Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson
I. Foundations and Perspectives of Corporate Governance
I. A Perspective of Corporate Governance
A Perspective on Corporate Governance: Rules, Principles, or Both by M. Millstein
The Rise of Corporate Governance by Sir Adrian Cadbury
The History of Corporate Governance in the United States by Michael Bradley and Stephen M. Wallenstein
II. Promoting Good Corporate Governance: A Speech by William H. Donaldson
Shareholder Primacy Is a Choice, Not a Legal Mandate by Constance E. Bagley
Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance by James E. Heard
One Practicioner's Random Thoughts on Shareholders' Rights in the Modern Corporation by David J. Berger
III. Improving Corporate Goverance Enpowering the Board-Revisited by Jay W. Lorsch
Measuring the Effectiveness of Corporate Boards and Directors by Marc J. Epstein and Marie-Josee Roy
International Corporate Governance: A Gradual If Incomplete Convergence by Holly J. Gregory
IV. Application and Extensions of Corporate Governance
Internal Investigations in the Spotlight by Jonathan C. Dickey and Wendy Houle
Guiding Directors in Corporate Solvency and Insolvency by Myron M. Sheinfeld
Governance as a Source of Corporate Social Capital by Lee E. Preston
Business and Sustainability: Implications for Corporate Governance Theory and Practice by David Wheeler and Jane Thomson
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume 2
Introduction by Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson
Foudation of Business Ethics
The Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics by Norman Bowie
Religious Foundations of Business Ethics by Domenec Mele
Progress in Business Ethics
The History of Business Ethics by Richard DeGoerge
Business Ethics: How Far Have We Come? by Henk Van Luijk
Improving Ethical Decision-Making in Business
Ethical Decision-Making and Moral Courage by Rushworth M. Kidder
Examining the Conscience of the Corporation by Kenneth E. Goodpaster
Reflections on Teaching Ethics to Undergraduates: Implications for the Accountable Corporation by Moses L. Pava
Creating the Ethical Organization
Creating the Ethical Organization by Linda Klebe Trevino
Lessons from Inside Enron by Sherron S. Watkins
An Ethics Officer's Perspective by Francis L. Daly
Applications of Business Ethics
Ethics and Capitalism by R. Edward Freeman, Kirsten Martin, and Bidhan Parmar
The New Realities of International Business Ethics by Laura L. Nash
Corruption and Moral Risk in Business Settings by Patrica H. werhane, S. Ramakrishna Velamuri, and D. Eric Boyd
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume Three
Introduction by Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson
History and Development of Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Historical Perspective by Archie B. Carroll
Corporate Social Responsibility: Cases For and Against by Duane Windsor
The Blended Value Map: Exploring the Implications of Value Creation by Corporations and Investors by Jed Emerson and Sheila Bonini
Moving Toward Implementation
What Will It Take to Create a Tipping Point For Corporate Responsibility? by Sandra Waddock
The Triple Bottom Line by John Elkington
Corporate Citizenship Top to Bottom: Vision, Strategy and Execution by Bradley K. Googins and Steven Rochlin
Implementation of Corporate Responsibility: Challenges and Paths to Success
A Commitment to Sustainable Development—The Long Jourbaney Begun by Mark Wade
International Responsibility Codes by Ans Kolk and Rob van Tulder
The Mainstream of Socially Responsible Investing; Current Developments and Future Trends by Steven Lydenberg
Corporate Philanthropy: Taking the High Ground by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
Actions and Measures to Improve Sustainability by Marc J. Epstein and Priscilla S. Wisner
Pushing the Boundaries of Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship: A New Vision for CSR by James Austin, Herman Leonard, Ezequiel Reficco, and Jane Wei-Skillern
Beyond Development: Embracing the Base of the Pyramid by Stuart L. Hart
Institutional Investors Find Common Ground with Social Investors by Timothy Smith
Inspiring Smaller Firms with the Responsible Business Mindset by David Grayson
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume Four
Introduction by Marc J. Epstien and Kirk O. Hanson
Business Government Relations in the United States
The Purposes and History of Business Regulation by Karen E. Schnietz
Perspectives on Business Government Regulations
Business and Government: Friends and Foes by Douglas G. Pinkham
Government's Role in Regulating Business Ethics: A Speech by Elliot Spitzer
Can Business Help Government Change the System? by Seb Beloe, John Elkington, and Jodie Thorpe
Engaging Governments in Support of Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains by Aron Cramer and Peder Michael Pruzan-Jergensen
Corporate Government Affairs Strategies
Corporate Public Affairs: Struct

Editorial Reviews

Epstein and Hanson have compiled an excellent anthology that draws on the world's leading academics, consultants, and business leaders to explore the relationship between business organizations and global society. The four well-organized volumes cover a breadth of topics from corporate philanthropy to white-collar crime and whistle blowing as contributors analyze the issues of business ethics, social responsibility, and the demand for organizational accountability. Volume 1 examines corporate governance with an emphasis on the historical development of governance, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the future impact of global scrutiny on corporate leadership. From a philosophical, religious, moral, and cultural perspective, volume 2 examines the theory and practice of business ethics and the implications of contemporary ethical issues on business school curriculums. Volume 3 discusses corporate citizenship and the responsibility of contemporary corporations as agents of social change. Volume 4 showcases corporate profitability and social welfare through global collaboration. This set will be an important reference for academic collections. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.” —Choice

“An overview of what's been going on in corporate governance for years. And if you want to catch up on the state of [corporate governance] in the world, it's the place to begin.” —The Wall Street Jourbanal Corporate Governance (A Special Report)

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