Business and Society in the Middle East [electronic resource] : Exploring Responsible Business Practice /
Azoury, Nehme.editor.
Bridging business and modern Mediterranean practices, this book combines cutting edge contributions from both academics and practitioners. The Middle East is experiencing unprecedented challenges and it is in this context that the business community can play a game-changing role, turning these challenges into opportunities by factoring in dimensions that are attuned to the needs of their environment and those of their stakeholders. Business and Society in the Middle Eastexplores social strategies for redefining CSR to create sustainable, responsible business.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Introduction (Nehme Azoury) -- Chapter 1 Challenges and Opportunities of a Contemporary Middle Eastern Society- (Ramsay Najjar) -- Chapter 2 Businesses and Organizations for Sustainable Societies- (Karim Seghir) -- Chapter 3 Culture and Business Operations: How the Gulf Arab Leadership Style Impacts a Contingent Human Resource Management - (Jonathan Michie and William Scott-Jackson) -- Chapter 4 Development of Education and its Impact on Middle Eastern Societies - (George M. Jabbour, Linda A. Livingstone, and Lindos E. Daou) -- Chapter 5 Entrepreneurs in Development: Vectors for Society's Progress - (Taeb Hafsi) -- Chapter 6 Redefining Corporate Social Responsibility - (Georges Azzi and Nehme Azoury) -- Chapter 7 The Impact of Businesses in the MENA Region - (Tami Gharfi and Imad Edine Hatimi) -- Chapter 8 Culture and Corporate Social Responsibility (Jaques Rojot) -- Chapter 9 Middle Eastern Women in the Workplace: Between Traditional Careers and Entrepreneurship (Madonna Salameh-Ayanian and Ursula El Hage) -- Chapter 10 Ethical and Political Marketing in the Middle East (Charbel Salloum and Mario Sassine) -- Chapter 11 Conclusion- (Nehme Azoury).
Bridging business and modern Mediterranean practices, this book combines cutting edge contributions from both academics and practitioners. The Middle East is experiencing unprecedented challenges and it is in this context that the business community can play a game-changing role, turning these challenges into opportunities by factoring in dimensions that are attuned to the needs of their environment and those of their stakeholders. Business and Society in the Middle Eastexplores social strategies for redefining CSR to create sustainable, responsible business.
Social responsibility of business.
Industrial management-Environmental aspects.
Corporate Social Responsibility.
Corporate Environmental Management.