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Ecology Consciousness and Green Ideology
Sison, AlejoTechnical Note TDN-105-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBy means of a close look at the history of ideas, this paper traces the roots of both «ecology consciousness» and «green ideology». An analysis of these two attitudes is offered, before establishing the parameters of man's proper relationship with nature, helpful to the pursuit of a sustainable socio-economic development.Starting at €8.20
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Gencor transformed: The keys era
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Transformación de Genor: La época de Keys
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247Leadership and People ManagementThe case is part of a two case series dealing with the unbundling or breakup of the South African conglomerate Gencor. This first case details the preparation of the organisation, the nurturing phase, before the CEO Derek Keys starts with the breaking up of the business. The internal environment of the organisation before Keys' arrival is discussed - the inability of the main board members to resolve strategic issues and the consequences for the ...Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (Pty) Ltd. (A)
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-990-ELeadership and People ManagementCon Roux Construction covers a period of 4 years, 1987-1991 in which the company undergoes a change of management, introduces radically different management systems and, in the process, is awarded a gold medal from the National Productivity Institute of South Africa. The issue that faces the new management is how to sustain this process into the 90s while trying to survive in a declining market.Starting at €8.20
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What is Social Philosophy
Sison, AlejoTechnical Note TDN-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn the first part of the paper, Social Philosophy is distinguished from other relative fields of study, such as the Social Doctrine of the Church, Ethics or Morals, Politics and Sociology. The second part of the paper develops the organicist intuition through which man is immediately related to society.Starting at €8.20
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Human Person: Its Individual and Social Nature, The
Sison, AlejoTechnical Note TDN-104-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility«Individual», «subject», «human being» and «ego» or «self» are terms often used interchangeably with that of «person»; yet none of them encompasses the content of the latter. A historical and systematic survey of the concept of «person» is carried out, before finally proposing it as the proper object of ethical study.Starting at €8.20
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Society and Sociability
Sison, AlejoTechnical Note TDN-102-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis paper provides the keys for the definition of society in general and human society in particular. The problem of the origin of society is likewise dealt with from both a historical and a systematic approach.Starting at €8.20
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The Family as a Social Institution
Sison, AlejoTechnical Note TDN-101-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis article covers a wide range of issues related to the family; its definition and essential elements; its relationship with the marriage institution; and finally, its economic and educational functions.Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (Pty) Ltd. (A)
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-990Leadership and People ManagementCon Roux Construction cubre un período de cuatro años (1987-1991), en los cuales la empresa pasa por un cambio de dirección, introduce diferentes y radicales sistemas de dirección y, en el proceso, el National Productivity Institute of South Africa le otorga una medalla de oro. El problema que afronta la nueva dirección es cómo sostener este proceso en los años noventa, mientras se trata de sobrevivir en un mercado que declina.Starting at €8.20
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Work and Society
Sison, AlejoTechnical Note TDN-106-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWork is, perhaps, one of the principal configuring elements of human society. But neither «work» nor «society» is a stable and unchanging notion; rather, both of them are in continuous evolution. This paper draws the historical parallel between «work» and «society», while it suggests the paths of future development for both.Starting at €8.20