Corporate Governance: Volume 3 Issue 3

Part 1: Investigating the concept of global responsibility: Viewpoint: Global responsibility

Yvan Biefnot

This article describes the views expressed about global responsibility by a variety of reputed individuals or groups: academics, political and religious authorities, NGO, private…

Viewpoint: Questions on the theme of “global responsibility”

Yvon Pesqueux

The “global responsibility” theme is today in the same state of affairs as the “sustainability” theme, devised by the UNO, was in the 1990s. From a meaningless compromise…

Viewpoint: Global responsibility and total freedom

Eric Cornuel, Pierre Kletz

The notion of global responsibility is coming to light as it appears that the control of the economies by nation‐states has proved inefficient. Therefore, solutions are often…

Part 2: Global business means global responsibilities : Research: Global strategies – contradictions and consequences

Eleanor R.E. O’Higgins

Much of the debate on the alleged evils and merits of globalization has been based on after‐the‐fact argument. Depending on the protagonist’s viewpoint, the delights or, more…

Research: Big business, big responsibilities

Louise Gardiner, Catherine Rubbens, Elena Bonfiglioli

Focuses on “big business” and what is seen as its growing influence on the state of the world and argues that increasing globalization is posing significant challenges that…

Research About “global responsibility” in management

Roland Pérez

The concept of global responsibility (GR) was devised to extend the traditional set of references for management responsibility. In analytical terms, we are forced to take…

Viewpoint Global responsibility – vision from Central Asia/vision of Central Asia

Akmaral Altaliyeva

Focuses on global responsibility (GR) in Kazakhstan. Asserts, from analysis of the literature and interviews with students from the Executive MBA Program of one of the leading…

Part 3: Implications in management education: Research Global impact – global responsibility: why a global management ethos is necessary

Laszlo Zsolnai

Business activities considerably affect the fate and survival of natural ecosystems as well as the life conditions of present and future generations. Applying the imperative of…

Viewpoint: Foundations for a global management ethos

Nicholas Capaldi

An emerging global ethics is outlined that can serve as the foundation for a global management ethos. In so doing, what a global management ethos is is defined, what would make it…

Viewpoint: Global responsibility and individual exemplarity

Maurice Thévenet

Discusses the concepts of global responsibility, sustainable growth and social responsibility. Concludes that key to the issue of global responsibility will be behavioral…

Case study: Global responsibility – business education and business schools – roles in promoting a global perspective

Peter Lorange

This article is based on the author’s experience as head of a leading international business school, with strong embedded values in providing the highest level of quality business…