Social Management

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 1-3

3. Organizations and the Contexts in Which They Operate

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 5-16

4. Comparing Managerial Systems

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 17-41

5. Corporate Social Responsibility

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 43-59

6. The Foundations of Action by the Company and in the Company

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 61-77

7. Management for a Corporate Social Orientation

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 79-124

8. Conclusions

   • Giuseppe Argiolas

   Pages 125-127

This book presents a new governance framework for socially oriented business management. It offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of socially oriented business and its key stakeholders, and introduces a managerial model that is both sustainable in the long term and effective.

The book first provides an overview of these organizations and compares the most common managerial systems. It then introduces the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, and explains the fundamentals for action by and within the business. Based on this framework, it develops an integrated approach for the management of the socially oriented enterprise and explains the interplay between the central drivers for this management model and how to put the model into practice. The book is a valuable resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in sustainable management. 

• corporate social responsibility
• CSR
• corporate social orientation
• economy of communion
• value-based organization
• corporate mission pact
• knowledge sharing
• stakeholder dialogue

• Department of Economics and Management, Sophia University Institute, Figline e Incisa Valdarno, Italy

  Giuseppe Argiolas

Giuseppe Argiolas is Associate Professor of Management at Sophia University Institute, Florence, Italy. He is the Coordinator of the Doctoral School. He is also member of the Faculty of the School of Civil Economy, Florence. He obtained his PhD in Management at University of Cagliari (Italy), where from 2006 to 2016 he has been Assistant Professor of Management and taught Corporate Social Responsibility in the Master’s Degree of Management. His research interests include Corporate Social Responsibility, Mission-Driven Organizations, Economy of Communion and Civil Economy. He contributed to conferences, meetings and summer schools, both nationally and internationally, and has published in several journals and books. 

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