From its earliest origins, the Catholic church has tried to influence society and society has, to varying degrees, shaped the church. Recently, with the demise of the Marxist alternative to capitalism, Catholic social teaching has assumed the role of the major international force challenging free enterprise to be more humane. What does the church have to say about the world's current situation and the possibility of a new world order, and how has this message evolved over the past 100 years? The 20 essays in "Catholic Social Thought and the New World Order" reflect on the development and evolution of Catholic social teaching and analyse its practical applications for the contemporary world. Contributors to this volume include many of the foremost leaders and scholars in the Catholic community, as well as several from the Protestant and secular academic worlds. Here, church leaders Archbishop Denis Hurley of South Africa and Archbishop Marcos McGrath of Panama offer reflections from their pastoral experiences. Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, former Vatican Secretary of State, discusses a hopeful future for international institutions. Jean-Yves Calvez, Joan D. Chittister, J. Bryan Hehir, Peter J. Henriot, Richard P. McBrien, Dennis P. McCann, Michael Novak, Theodore M. Hesburgh, George G. Higgins, M. Shawn Copeland, Peter J. Paris and Oliver F. Williams all speak from their respective backgrounds, their discussions ranging from ecclesiology and systematics to women's and minority studies. Richard DeGeorge, John B. Caron, Amitai Etzioni and Paul Sigmund relate Catholic social teaching to other main currents in the contemporary intellectual and business worlds, and journalist William Pfaff raises some provocative questions about nationalism and internationalism today. In the light of heightened awareness that Catholic social thought has an increasingly major role to play in the international forum, these analyses of the past, present and future Catholic social thought and its continuing influence on personal and communal life in our times should appeal to scholars and lay-persons alike.

Catholic Social Thought and the New World Order: Building on One Hundred Years

Religion & Spirituality

Williams, Oliver F.

Christian Books & Bibles

Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business offers an in-depth and systematic analysis of the workings of the Sullivan Principles and their impact on the interactions of foreign corporations with South Africa. Published for the first time in the United States, this book interprets how the experience of the Sullivan Principles might instruct the process of developing codes of ethics as large multinational corporations cope with issues of human rights, living and working conditions of workers, environmental protection, and sustainable growth in their overseas manufacturing operations.

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business: The South African Experience and International Codes Today (John W. Houck Notre Dame Series in Business Ethics)

Business & Money

Sethi, S. Prakash

Business Culture

Corporate Social Responsibility (Global Institutions)

Over the last 30 years, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a household term, reflecting a combination of factors that we have come to associate with that most catch-all of terms "globalization," including the widespread popular concern with such social issues as the environment and international human rights.   Corporate Social Responsibility examines the history of the idea of business ethics (which goes back at least to ancient Mesopotamia) before exploring the state of CSR today. This book argues that a wide-ranging understanding of the purpose of business is necessary to create value for a community of stakeholders which in turn can generate a sustainable future. The book suggests that corporations still have a long way to go, but remains optimistic. The book’s sanguine interpretation of the current state of corporate affairs and a recommended way forward, results not only from the authors analysis, but also his direct experience. This book presents the case that we are in the midst of a major paradigm shift in our understanding of the purpose of business and that this new understanding holds much promise for business being a significant force for a more just and peaceful world.  This work provides a concise overview of CSR and an important examination of the present and future work of the UN Global Compact and will be of interest to students of international organizations, international business and corporate social responsibility.

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Business in Sustainable Development (Global Institutions)

Economics

Routledge

Over the last 30 years, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a household term, reflecting a combination of factors that we have come to associate with that most catch-all of terms "globalization," including the widespread popular concern with such social issues as the environment and international human rights. Corporate Social Responsibility examines the history of the idea of business ethics (which goes back at least to ancient Mesopotamia) before exploring the state of CSR today. This book argues that a wide-ranging understanding of the purpose of business is necessary to create value for a community of stakeholders which in turn can generate a sustainable future. The book suggests that corporations still have a long way to go, but remains optimistic. The book’s sanguine interpretation of the current state of corporate affairs and a recommended way forward, results not only from the authors analysis, but also his direct experience. This book presents the case that we are in the midst of a major paradigm shift in our understanding of the purpose of business and that this new understanding holds much promise for business being a significant force for a more just and peaceful world. This work provides a concise overview of CSR and an important examination of the present and future work of the UN Global Compact and will be of interest to students of international organizations, international business and corporate social responsibility.

Can corporations remain socially responsible in today's fiercely competitive global economy? For several decades after World War II, companies like IBM, which exemplified what journalist Robert J. Samuelson called the 'good corporation, ' poured forth material comforts and technological ideas while guaranteeing full employment and adequate retirement. In the 1980s all of that changed, as corporations moved to 'downsize' and become lean, mean global competitors. In this collection, thirteen prominent scholars in business ethics, finance, management, and religion and six corporate leaders respond to a new essay by Samuelson that sounds the death knell of the 'good corporation.' They propose new approaches to corporate integrity and social responsibility in the global economy. The book will be useful in corporate workshops and will make an excellent business ethics text in philosophy departments and business schools

Is the Good Corporation Dead: Social Responsibility in a Global Economy

Houck, John W.

Reference

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

religious values at the office door. Apartheid was an evil, and business had great power in South Africa. Where there is power, there is also responsibil ity. I prayed about this long and hard. I pushed the companies as much as I thought I could. There were advances and there were setbacks, but finally we prevailed and the Blacks of South Africa secured their freedom. My effort in behalf of the Sullivan Principles was only one of a number of significant efforts of the anti-apartheid movement. All of those other efforts must be recognized, as well. The Sullivan Principles and the manner in which they were implemented in South Africa were in the nature of a grand experiment in the sociopolitical change and economic uplifting of the Black people of South Africa. What is even more important is that the Principles were driven by an ethical and moral imperative, and were voluntarily implemented by a group of enlight ened United States multinational corporations. No grand design or vision is ever perfect. We fall prey to human follies, limited understanding of the future, and necessary compromises to seek not what is perfect but what is possible. Thus, any such effort is subject to criticism from those who seek ideological purity and those who seek to minimize the impact of change from the status quo . .

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business: The South African Experience and International Codes Today

Springer

Humankind, when employing creativity and technology, writes John Paul II in his Laborem Exercens, "shares in the activity of the Creator." In this volume, both scholars and business executives explore this new perspective on business, including Michael Novak, Joseph A. Pichler, Rev. Bryan Hehir, Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, C.S.C., Sister Amata Miller, I.H.M., George C. Lodge, Elmer Johnson. This volume was co-published with the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business.

Co-Creation and Capitalism

University Press of America

Catholic Social Teaching and the United States Economy

The American Catholic Bishops, in preparing a pastoral on the American economy, sought the assistance of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business. This book represents the resulting 15 research papers by business/labor leaders and theologians and is focused on four themes: employment generation, income for the poor and disadvantaged, U.S. trade with the Third World, and the possibilities for cooperation and planning in the U.S. economy.

This volume explores whether the concept of the common good might be retrieved and become central in contemporary religious social thought. Contributors include: Charles C. West, John J. Collins, Ralph McInerny; J. Philip Wogaman, Charles E. Curran, Richard John Neuhaus, Dennis P. McCann, Ernest Bartell, Michael Novak, Charles K. Wilber, John W. Cooper, Gar Alperovitz, Richard T. DeGeorge, Gerald Cavanagh, William J. Cunningham, Peter Mann, Bette Jean Bullert and David Vogel. Co-published with the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business.

The Common Good and U.S. Capitalism

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Catholic Social Thought and the New World Order: Building on One Hundred Years

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business: The South African Experience and International Codes Today (John W. Houck Notre Dame Series in Business Ethics)

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Business in Sustainable Development (Global Institutions)

Corporate Social Responsibility (Global Institutions)

Is the Good Corporation Dead: Social Responsibility in a Global Economy

Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business: The South African Experience and International Codes Today

Co-Creation and Capitalism

Catholic Social Teaching and the United States Economy

Catholic Social Teaching and the United States Economy

The Common Good and U.S. Capitalism