Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives provides a comprehensive collection of cutting edge theoretical and empirical contributions to the emerging field of business and development studies.
Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives provides a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge theoretical and empirical contributions to the emerging field of business and development studies.
Compared to more traditional business-school accounts of business in developing countries which focus on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in developing countries, this anthology explores whether, how, and under what conditions business contributes to the achievement of economic, social, and environmental goals in developing countries. The book consolidates the current status of academic work on business and development, identifies state of the art in relation to this academic field, and establishes a future research agenda for business and development studies as an emerging academic discipline within the social sciences.
The book will be of interest to researchers and students, including economists, geographers, sociologists, political scientists, corporate social responsibility specialists, and development scholars who are seeking an in-depth overview of current debates about the role of business as a development agent in the Global South. The book is also of relevance to practitioners that are engaged in work with the private sector seeking to enhance the positive effects and minimize the negative economic, social, and environmental consequences of business activity in the Global South.
Part 1 Introduction 1.1 Business and development studiesissues and
perspectives Part 2 Business, Governance, and Development 2.1 Governance,
business, and development 2.2 Statebusiness relations and development:
toward a more complete research agenda 2.3 International business and
economic development2.4 The financialization and responsibilization of
development aid Part 3 Global Value Chains, Business, and Development 3.1
Global value chains, development, and emerging economies 3.2 Corporate social
responsibility in global value chains: Where are we now? Where are we going?
3.3 Critical reflections on the effectiveness of responsible business
initiatives and systemic constraints for achieving a safe and just operating
space for humanity 3.4 Multi-stakeholder initiatives in global value chains:
Opportunities and challenges for women workers Part 4 International Business,
Corporate Social Responsibility, and Development 4.1 CSR in developing
countries: Competing perspectives on businesses, their roles, and
responsibilities 4.2 The state of international business, corporate social
responsibility, and development: Key insights and an application to practice
4.3 Corporate social responsibility and development: The case of
international business firms in emerging economies 4.4 Analysis of the MNEs
social practices in Latin America: Implications for development studies
research 4.5 Business, development, and human rights 4.6 Impacts of
neoliberal wind energy investments on environmental justice and human rights
in Mexico Part 5 Local Firms, Organizations, and Development 5.1 When do
businesses innovate in a developing country? An empirical investigation of
determinants of innovative performance of Ugandan micro and small businesses
5.2 Microfinance programs and womens empowerment: New evidence from rural
middle hills of Nepal 5.3 Social entrepreneurship as vehicle for inclusive
development: The case of Siya Sebenza in South Africa 5.4. Micro and small
business clusters and local development policies: Insights from IndiaItaly
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Peter Lund-Thomsen is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in the Global South at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. He is Associate Editor of Competition and Change and has been Associate Editor of Business Ethics: A European Review.
Michael Wendelboe Hansen is Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. He has done extensive empirical research on Danish multinational companies and emerging markets, on outward foreign direct investment from developing countries (in particular from India), and on private-sector development.
Adam Lindgreen is Professor of Marketing at Copenhagen Business School where he heads the Department of Marketing. He also is Extraordinary Professor with the University of Pretorias Gordon Institute of Business Science.
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