Peace Through Commerce : Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the United Nations Global Compact.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword - Sir Mark Moody-Stuart -- Introduction - Oliver F. Williams, C.S.C. -- Part I. THE EMERGING PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION -- 1. The Purpose of the Corporation - Marilise Smurthwaite -- 2. Moral Maturity, Peace through Commerce, and the Partnership Dimension - Timothy L. Fort and Michelle Westermann-Behaylo -- Part II. INFLUENCES FROM THE DISCIPLINES OF LAW AND PEACE STUDIES -- 3. Transnational Corporate Accountability and the Rule of Law - Douglass Cassel and Sean O'Brien -- 4. The Role of Corporate Actors in Peace-Building Processes: Opportunities and Challenges - John Paul Lederach -- 5. Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and the Deracialization of the South African Economy - Willie Esterhuyse -- Part III. SOME LESSONS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF SEASONED PROFESSIONALS -- 6. False Promises and Premises? The Challenge of Peace Building for Corporations - Mary Anderson -- 7. International Concord and Intranational Discord: A Study of Freeport-McMoRan - Reverend David B. Lowry -- Part IV. ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF PEACE THROUGH COMMERCE -- 8. Impact Assessment, Transparency, and Accountability: Three Keys to Building Sustainable Partnerships between Business and Its Stakeholders - Donal A. O'Neill -- 9. Stretching the Limits of Corporate Responsibility - Klaus M. Leisinger -- Part V. SOME CASE STUDIES -- 10. A Public-Private Partnership for Enterprise Development: The Case of the Angola Enterprise Program - Ofelia C. Eugenio -- 11. Producing Generic Medicines in Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges of a Multistakeholder Partnership - Brigitte Hélène Scherrer -- 12. Grassroots Enterprise Development in Post-Conflict Southern Sudan and Darfur: Preliminary Observations - Samer Abdelnour, Babiker Badri, Oana Branzei, Susan McGrath, and David Wheeler.

13. Ford Motor Company, Human Rights, and Environmental Integrity - Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J., Mary Ann Hazen, Brad Simmons, and David Berdish -- 14. Creating Shared Value: Nestlé S.A. in Developing Nations - Lisa Newton and John Bee -- 15. IBM and Corporate Citizenship - Stanley Litow -- 16. General Electric and Corporate Citizenship: Improving the Health of the Poor in Africa - Marshall Greenhut with Bob Corcoran -- 17. From Being Apart to Being Partners: The Experience of Barloworld - Daniel Malan -- 18. Occidental Petroleum, Cerrejón, and NGO Partnerships in Colombia: Lessons Learned - Alexandra Guáqueta -- 19. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company: Secure the Future - Thomas Costa -- Part VI. SOME CONCLUSIONS AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE -- 20. Multinational Enterprises: Interacting with Nongovernmental Organizations - Lee Tavis -- 21. Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the United Nations Global Compact - Oliver F. Williams, C.S.C. -- APPENDICES -- 1. The Principles for Responsible Management Education -- 2. Developing the Principles for Responsible Investment -- 3. Report on the AACSB Task Force on Peace through Commerce - Carolyn Y. Woo -- Contributors -- Index.

This book contains a foreword, introduction, and twenty-one chapters by major business leaders and scholars who discuss the issues set out by the UN Global Compact.

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