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New books in economics
A - General Economics and Teaching

  • Demsetz, Harold M.: From economic man to economic system : essays on human behavior and the institutions of capitalism / Harold Demsetz. - 1. publ. - Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2008. - VIII, 189 S.
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index
    ISBN 0-521-50997-1
    Schlagworte: Rationales Verhalten / Eigeninteresse / Kapitalismus / Institutionalismus
    Standort: B 361200
  • Mayer, Thomas: Invitation to economics : understanding argument and policy / Thomas Mayer. - Chichester [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - XV, 334 S.
    ISBN =978-1-405-18393-2
    Schlagworte: Wirtschaftswissenschaft / Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
    Standort: B 361425
  • Peace through commerce : responsible corporate citizenship and the ideals of the United Nations global compact / ed. by Oliver F. Williams. - Notre Dame, Ind. : Univ. of Notre Dame Press, 2008. - XX, 490 S. : graph. Darst.
    (John W. Houck Notre Dame series in business ethics)
    Includes index
    . - Enth. 21 Beitr. - The purpose of the corporation / Marilise Smurthwaite -- Moral maturity, peace through commerce, and the partnership dimension / Timothy L. Fort and Michelle Westermann-Behaylo -- Transnational corporate accountability and the rule of law / Douglass Cassel and Sean O'Brien -- The role of corporate actors in peace-building processes : opportunities and challenges / John Paul Lederach -- Broad-based black economic empowerment and the deracialization of the South African economy / Willie Esterhuyse -- False promises and premises? The challenge of peace building for corporations / Mary Anderson -- International concord and intranational discord : a study of Freeport-McMoRan / David B. Lowry -- Impact assessment, transparency, and accountability : three keys to building sustainable partnerships between business and its stakeholders / Donal A. O'Neill -- Stretching the limits of corporate responsibility / Klaus M. Leisinger -- A public-private partnership for enterprise development : the case of the Angola Enterprise Program / Ofelia C. Eugenio -- Producing generic medicines in Afghanistan : opportunities and challenges of a multistakeholder partnership / Brigitte Helene Scherrer -- Grassroots enterprise development in post-conflict southern Sudan and Darfur : preliminary observations / Samer Abdelnour... [et al.] -- Ford Motor Company, human rights, and environmental integrity / Gerald F. Cavanagh... [et al.] -- Creating shared value : Nestle S.A. in developing nations / Lisa Newton and John Bee -- IBM and corporate citizenship / Stanley Litow -- General Electric and corporate citizenship : improving the health of the poor in Africa / Marshall Greenhut with Bob Corcoran -- From being apart to being partners : the experience of Barloworld / Daniel Malan -- Occidental Petroleum, Cerrejen, and NGO partnerships in Columbia : lessons learned / Alexandra Guequeta -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company : secure the future / Thomas Costa -- Multinational enterprises : interacting with nongovernmental organizations / Lee Tavis -- Responsible corporate citizenship and the ideals of the United Nations Global Compact 613 / Oliver F. Williams
    ISBN =978-0-268-04414-5
    Schlagworte: Multinationales Unternehmen / Macht / Corporate Social Responsibility / Selbstverpflichtung / Welt
    Standort: LS-V07-000.330
 
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