The Role of Large Enterprises in Democracy and Society

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Democracy and Corporate Lobbying

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Private Interests and Democracy

      • Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

      Pages 3-8

   3. The Dialectics of Democracy: Common-Particular and Public-Private

      • Rafael Alvira

      Pages 9-15

   4. Democracy, Networks of Power and Trust in Eastern Europe: Considerations around the Syndrome of Political Personalism

      • Nicolas Hayoz

      Pages 16-38

   5. The Voices of Enterprises and Political Games: The Corporate World and Its Single Voice?

      • Laurent Mortreuil

      Pages 39-46

   6. The European Transparency Initiative: Monitoring Brussels Lobbying

      • Anna Melich

      Pages 47-63

3. Corporate Power

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Economic Power and Social Responsibility of Very Big Enterprises: Facts And Challenges

      • Paul H. Dembinski

      Pages 67-75

   3. Economic Power: Competition Law, Economic Evaluation and Policy Implications

      • Vindelyn Smith-Hillman, Adam Scott

      Pages 76-87

   4. International Companies in Places of Instability: The Issue of Mutual Capture

      • Justin Welby

      Pages 88-98

   5. Ethical Dilemmas for Large Corporations in Under-developed Countries

      • Philip Booth

      Pages 99-116

4. Are Corporations Really Responsive to Social Concerns?

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. The Implementation of Compliance Programmes in Multinational Organizations

      • Jean-Pierre Méan

      Pages 119-137

   3. The Implementation of CSR as a New Social Contract in Poland

      • Janina Filek

      Pages 138-159

   4. Stakeholder Dialogue in Polish Organizations

      • Barbara Fryzel

      Pages 160-174

   5. The Role of NGOs in Promoting Responsible Business Practice

      • Peter Davis

      Pages 175-186

5. Global Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187

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   2. In Search for a New Balance: The Ethical Dimension of the Crisis

      • Wojciech Gasparski, Anna Lewicka-Strzalecka, Boleslaw Rok, Dariusz Bak

      Pages 189-206

   3. Corporate Responsibility in Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Social Governance

      • Aurore Lalucq, Michel Sauquet, Martin Vielajus

      Pages 207-213

Uses both political and democratic studies perspectives as well as economic, philosophical and managerial to provide a practical insight into the issues like the extensive economic power of large enterprises and changing balance of power between public and private sector, regulation and the governance of large private entities.

• business
• compliance
• corporate social responsibility
• democracy
• Eastern Europe
• evaluation
• organization
• organizations
• Personal
• stakeholder
• trust

• Jagiellonian University, Poland

  Barbara Fryzel

• University of Fribourg, Switzerland

  Paul H. Dembinski

• Observatoire de la Finance foundation, Switzerland

  Paul H. Dembinski

BARBARA FRYZEL graduated from the University of Economics in Krakow, Poland (MSc in Corporate Finance) followed by a PhD in Economics, Management Sciences from the Jagiellonian University, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Management. She was an Honorary Research Fellow at the University College London in 2006-2008 and is the Laureate of the Fellowship Program for Young Scientists from the Foundation for Polish Science. She has extensive management experience from her previous commercial engagements in Poland including Real Estate Administration Manager for British Petroleum, Commercial Manager for Ahold Real Estate Europe and Associate Director Professional Consultancy for CBRE.
 
PAUL H. DEMBINSKI is Professor at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and Director of the Foundation of the Observatoire de la Finance in Geneva, Switzerland. He is Founder and Editor of the bilingual journal, Finance& the Common Good/Bien Commun. He has written many books and scientific articles in the field of internationalization of enterprises, competition, ethics and finance.

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