Title Intrinsic CSR and competition : doing well amongst European SMEs / Walter Wehrmeyer, Stephanie Looser, Mara Del Baldo, editors

Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (398 pages) Contents Intro; Foreword; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Introduction: CSR Beyond Formal System; 1 Overview: Formal Management Systems, Intrinsic CSR, and the Role of Culture in Management; 1 The Jungle of CSR Definitions; 2 CSR in Swiss SMEs; 3 Historical Background; 4 Intrinsic CSR and Their Merger with Swiss SMEs; 5 Conclusion and Further Research Steps; References; 2 Honourable Merchants as a Role Model for Responsible Leadership: History and Perspectives; 1 Introduction; 2 History of Honourable Merchants; 2.1 Antiquity; 2.2 Middle Ages 2.3 Early Modern Period2.4 Modern; 3 Responsibility of Honourable Merchants; 3.1 Corporate Responsibility; 3.2 The Principles of Honourable Merchants; 3.2.1 Self-Responsibility; 3.2.2 Corporate Responsibility; 3.2.3 Responsibility Towards Business and Society; 4 Concluding Remarks and Outlook; References; 3 Company Case Study 1: To (Crafts)Man Up-How Swiss SMEs Cope with CSR in Harsh Times; 1 Introduction; 1.1 CSR for Its Own Sake; 2 Theoretical Framework; 2.1 The Convergence of CSR and Business Models; 2.2 The Nature of Crises; 2.3 Swiss Idiosyncrasies; 2.4 SMEs as Stakeholder in Swiss CSR 2.5 An Emerging Template for CSR in Switzerland3 Methodology; 3.1 Focus Group Discussion; 3.2 Case Study; 4 Findings; 4.1 Effects of the 2008/2009 Global Financial Crisis on Business Model; 4.1.1 The Case of Bobst; 4.2 Effects of the 2015 Local Crisis on Business Model; 5 Discussion and Conclusions; 6 Further Research Steps; References; 4 Company Case Study 2: Novex AG-Frustration and the Great European Office Furniture Hunt; Part II Virtue Ethics; 5 Overview: Virtue Ethics and Managerial Control; References; 6 Virtue Ethics, Corporate Identity and Success; 1 Vicious Behaviour at Volkswagen 2 The Role of Virtue Ethics in Corporate Responsibility3 Virtue Ethics and Its Influence on Corporate Success; References; 7 Virtue Ethics and CSR: The Two Sides of Sustainable Organizational Performance; 1 Introduction; 2 Organizational Context, Ethical Practices and Virtue Ethics; 3 The Corporate Ethical Virtues Model and Ethical Performance; 4 Organizational Virtuousness and CSR Standards; 5 Conclusion; References; 8 Company Case Study 3: Loccioni Between Innovation, People and Future; 1 Introduction; 2 History of an Italian Company 3 Ideas, People and Technologies to Transform Data into Values: That Is the Loccioni Mission4 The Jobplace for the Ages: Bluzone, Redzone, Silverzone; 5 Corporate Social Responsibility and Silverzone; 6 Conclusions; References; 9 Company Case Study 4: Boxmarche-A Heritage of Values for a Virtuous Company; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodological Approach; 3 BoxMarche: A Company with a Soul; 3.1 Company Profile; 3.2 The Governance; 3.3 The Accountability Model; 4 Virtues in Action Within the Business Context; 4.1 Prudence; 4.2 Justice; 4.3 Fortitude; 4.4 Temperance; 5 Concluding Remarks; References Summary This edited book is at the intersection between the discussion on family-owned business, the CSR agenda, and company competition in Europe. The authors contribute to the debates on corporate sustainable responsibility by arguing that formal management systems are not the one-size-fits-all solution they are typically presented to be. Exploring alternative interpretations of the profile environmental management activities have in SMEs, the book evaluates the way in which cultural and ethical values are embedded in European SMEs in order to drive and orientate CSR successfully without following the mainstream 'systems' approach. It addresses several values of thought within the CSR debate such as intrinsic CSR, the role of virtue ethics and moral theory in corporate culture, environmental sustainability and vision-driven CSR. Focusing on a European perspective, the book heuristically explores an alternative model for the integration of CSR, innovation dynamics and economic success driven by intrinsic values rather than extrinsic post-decision rationalisations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Part III Family-Run Businesses Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 24, 2019) Subject Social responsibility of business -- Europe Small business -- Europe Family-owned business enterprises -- Europe Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business. Small businesses & self-employed. Research & development management. Business ethics & social responsibility. Business & Economics -- Development -- Sustainable Development. Business & Economics -- Small Business. Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management. Business & Economics -- Business Ethics. Family-owned business enterprises Small business Social responsibility of business Europe Form Electronic book Author Wehrmeyer, Walter. Looser, Stéphanie Ursula. Del Baldo, Mara. ISBN 9783030210373 3030210375

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