Principles of Business & Management

Oliver Laasch is a chaired professor of Responsible Management at ESCP Business School, an adjunct professor of social entrepreneurship at the University of Manchester, and founder of the Center for Responsible Management Education. His main areas of study are responsible management practices and alternative business models, in both of which he is he is a global research leader.

• Part A: BasicsChapter 1: Management in ContextChapter 2: Management in PracticePart B: DimensionsChapter 3: Ethical ManagementChapter 4: Responsible ManagementChapter 5: Sustainable ManagementPart C: Modes of ManagementChapter 6: OrganizingChapter 7: BehavingChapter 8: FolleadingChapter 9: DecidingChapter 10: CommunicatingChapter 11: DigitalizingChapter 12: GlocalizingChapter 13: StrategizingChapter 14: InnovatingChapter 15: EntrepreneuringPart D: Management OccupationsChapter 16: Supply ManagementChapter 17: Operations ManagementChapter 18: Marketing ManagementChapter 19: People ManagementChapter 20: Accounting and ControllingChapter 21: Financial Management

The practice of management needs to move with the times, and today’s business environment requires managers to take a much broader view of their responsibilities than was necessary in the past. This book provides the first comprehensive guide to this new management agenda – how those in management and leadership positions can contribute to sustainable development and social responsibility.