Business Against Intimate Partner Violence
A Case of Participatory Action Research and Social Action
Editors: Ararat, Melsa (Ed.)
Free Preview- Presents a unique academic perspective to mobilize companies to combat IPV (Intimate Partner Violence)
- Sheds insights on IPV as an SDG target
- Sets the scene for effective partnerships between business schools and organizations regarding Goal-5 and other SDG targets
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This book addresses the Business Against Domestic Violence (BADV) project launched by the Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey (CGFT), a research center at Sabanci University School of Management. The goal of BADV is to mobilize companies to combat intimate partner violence (IPV) in Turkey. The project was realized in a collaborative partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the support of Sabancı Foundation and in co-operation with Turkish Industrialists and Business Association (TUSIAD).
The book is divided into two sections. Section 1, which focuses on the project itself, frames the elimination of IPV as an SDG target, and provides a detailed account of the project’s motivation, underlying research, project organization, implementation, and outcome. The question of why gender equality and IPV matter for business is also addressed. Lastly, the role of business schools and management scholars in creating practical and actionable knowledge to achieve development goals is discussed, based on the BADV experience. In turn, Section 2 explores the background of the project and sheds a multidisciplinary light on the local context.
The main objective of the book is to encourage business schools and business organizations to form partnerships in pursuit of Goal-5 and other SDG targets, helping to create actionable knowledge and prompt social action. The book presents IPV from all relevant perspectives and focuses on Turkey, a key emerging economy and G-20 country.
- About the authors
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Melsa Ararat is the founding director and principle researcher of the Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey (CGFT, 2003- present), a research and advocacy centre at Sabanci University School of Management, Istanbul. Previously she had senior management and board positions in Turkey, the Benelux, Singapore and Japan in management consulting industry. Dr. Ararat’s scholarly background is in Management and Strategy and her research focuses on corporate governance and sustainability. She coordinates Emerging Markets Corporate Governance Research Network since 2006 and was actively involved in policy work as a consultant to the World Bank Group until 2016. Since 2015 she has been serving as a governor of ICGN (International Corporate Governance Network), an investor-led organization of governance experts. In May 2019, she was elected to the board of United Nations Global Compact Turkey Network, for a three year period. She oversees CDP’s Turkey operation and chairs the Steering Committee of 30% Club’s Turkey Chapter which she initiated.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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The Global Context: Sustainable Development Goals and Gender Equality
Pages 5-17
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The BADV Project
Pages 19-52
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Gender and Violence in Turkey: An Introduction
Pages 79-98
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The Role of Women in the Turkish Economy: Gender Equality in the Labor Market
Pages 99-111
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An Overview of Feminism in Turkey: Parameters of Change
Pages 113-128
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Business Against Intimate Partner Violence
- Book Subtitle
- A Case of Participatory Action Research and Social Action
- Editors
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- Melsa Ararat
- Series Title
- Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-329-652-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-32-9652-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-329-651-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-329-654-1
- Series ISSN
- 2509-7873
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 193
- Number of Illustrations
- 10 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
- Topics