Ebook: Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Global Commentary

This book is the first of its kind – a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don’t generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social and ethical contribution of this majority organizational form. The first section of the book is a global round-up of research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises from major regions of the world. In the second section smaller scale research projects from a variety of countries present both empirical and theoretical advances in the area. Anyone with an interest in ethics and small and medium sized enterprises should find this an inspiring book which paves the way for future research.

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This book is the first of its kind – a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don’t generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social and ethical contribution of this majority organizational form. The first section of the book is a global round-up of research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises from major regions of the world. In the second section smaller scale research projects from a variety of countries present both empirical and theoretical advances in the area. Anyone with an interest in ethics and small and medium sized enterprises should find this an inspiring book which paves the way for future research.

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This book is the first of its kind – a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don’t generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social and ethical contribution of this majority organizational form. The first section of the book is a global round-up of research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises from major regions of the world. In the second section smaller scale research projects from a variety of countries present both empirical and theoretical advances in the area. Anyone with an interest in ethics and small and medium sized enterprises should find this an inspiring book which paves the way for future research.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction: Global Perspectives on Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises....Pages 1-9
Africa: Ethics and Sustainability Within SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Enabling, Constraining and Contaminating Relationships....Pages 13-34
Europe: Practice and Politics: Ethics and Social Responsibility in SMEs in the European Union....Pages 35-54
India: CSR and Ethics in MSMEs in India....Pages 55-63
Latin America: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin American Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Challenging Development....Pages 65-83
New Zealand & Australia: A New Zealand and Australian Overview of Ethics and Sustainability in SMEs....Pages 85-97
USA: An Overview of Empirical Research on Ethics in Entrepreneurial Firms Within the United States....Pages 99-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility: Scoping the Territory....Pages 123-145
A Comprehensive Model for SMEs: Measuring the Dynamic Interplay of Morality, Environment and Management Systems – Towards Continuous Improvement....Pages 147-171
CSR and SMEs in Portugal: The Strategy of Obligation....Pages 173-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
In Search of Sustainability? SMEs in Brittany, France....Pages 193-214
Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Relations – The Perspective of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises....Pages 215-225
The Alignment Between Social Responsibility and Business Strategy: Implications for Social Responsibility Value Creation in Spanish SMEs....Pages 227-253
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Sampling from Thailand and Hong Kong....Pages 255-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises. Recent Experiences in The Netherlands....Pages 277-289
Small Business Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: A Literature Review....Pages 291-311
Ethics in Agricultural and Stockbreeding SMEs: An Argentinean Case Study....Pages 313-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-347

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This book is the first of its kind – a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don’t generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social and ethical contribution of this majority organizational form. The first section of the book is a global round-up of research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises from major regions of the world. In the second section smaller scale research projects from a variety of countries present both empirical and theoretical advances in the area. Anyone with an interest in ethics and small and medium sized enterprises should find this an inspiring book which paves the way for future research.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction: Global Perspectives on Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises....Pages 1-9
Africa: Ethics and Sustainability Within SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Enabling, Constraining and Contaminating Relationships....Pages 13-34
Europe: Practice and Politics: Ethics and Social Responsibility in SMEs in the European Union....Pages 35-54
India: CSR and Ethics in MSMEs in India....Pages 55-63
Latin America: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin American Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Challenging Development....Pages 65-83
New Zealand & Australia: A New Zealand and Australian Overview of Ethics and Sustainability in SMEs....Pages 85-97
USA: An Overview of Empirical Research on Ethics in Entrepreneurial Firms Within the United States....Pages 99-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility: Scoping the Territory....Pages 123-145
A Comprehensive Model for SMEs: Measuring the Dynamic Interplay of Morality, Environment and Management Systems – Towards Continuous Improvement....Pages 147-171
CSR and SMEs in Portugal: The Strategy of Obligation....Pages 173-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
In Search of Sustainability? SMEs in Brittany, France....Pages 193-214
Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Relations – The Perspective of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises....Pages 215-225
The Alignment Between Social Responsibility and Business Strategy: Implications for Social Responsibility Value Creation in Spanish SMEs....Pages 227-253
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Sampling from Thailand and Hong Kong....Pages 255-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises. Recent Experiences in The Netherlands....Pages 277-289
Small Business Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: A Literature Review....Pages 291-311
Ethics in Agricultural and Stockbreeding SMEs: An Argentinean Case Study....Pages 313-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-347
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