Embedding CSR into Corporate Culture demonstrates that a new frontier for corporate social responsibility is possible in theory and practice. The key idea - discovery leadership - enables corporate managers to deal effectively with problems, issues, and value clashes occurring at the corporation-society interface.

To date, a majority of organizations have adopted CSR as a strategy. Yet, many of those CSR projects are challenged to bring the value they promised due to lack of alignment, focus and other reasons. It is often debated whether companies have a pursuable strategy to build CSR in the genies of corporate culture, or it is mostly used as a PR tool, driven by corporate headquarter, not embedded in daily operations and lacking full employee engagement. Although many studies can be found on the topic of leadership and the role of leadership in development and execution of company-wide strategic initiatives such as CSR, very little work has been done to measure the influence of leadership on executing CSR strategy successfully in multi-national organizations and relatively few studies examined an organization's readiness at employee level. The purpose of the book is to address this gap and develop a framework to analyse the effectiveness of leadership in five dimensions; culture, awareness, attitude, visibility and engagement. Adopting this model, companies can measure their internal readiness for CSR, benchmark their progress over time, and eventually measure the effectiveness of leadership.

Embedding CSR into Corporate Culture demonstrates that a new frontier for corporate social responsibility is possible in theory and practice. The key idea - discovery leadership - enables corporate managers to deal effectively with problems, issues, and value clashes occurring at the corporation-society interface.

In the fast-paced world of hospitality, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has evolved significantly over the years. Professor Dr. Azilah Kasim, a renowned expert in the field, takes us on a captivating journey through the evolution of CSR in the hotel sector, from her early days as a PhD student to her groundbreaking research today. At the heart of her talk is the exploration of what CSR truly means and the challenges of linking it to the tourism industry. In the past, hotels struggled to understand how their operations could align with CSR principles. However, Professor Kasim sheds light on the changing landscape and the increasing emphasis on environmental responsibility within the hotel sector. But it doesn’t stop there. The talk takes an exciting turn as it delves into the shifting expectations for hotels to focus on social responsibility. Professor Kasim shares her team’s groundbreaking research on the critical success factors of community-related CSR in hotels. This research not only provides valuable insights into the industry but also offers practical solutions for hotels looking to make a positive impact on the communities they serve. Professor Kasim’s talk is a testament to the transformative power of research and the potential for hotels to be agents of change. It challenges our understanding of CSR in the hotel sector, encouraging us to rethink our approach and embrace a more sustainable and socially responsible future.

This Handbook offers an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of core themes and concepts in community-based tourism management. Providing interdisciplinary insights from leading international scholars, this is the first book to critically examine the current status of community-based tourism. Organised into five parts, the Handbook provides cutting-edge perspectives on issues such as Indigenous communities, tourism and the environment, sustainability, and the impact of digital communities. Part 1 introduces core concepts and methodologies, and distinguishes community products from other tourism and hospitality goods. Part 2 explores communities’ attitudes towards tourism development and their engagement with and ownership of the process. It also delves into the role of community- based tourism, under the influence of governmental policies, in the economic and social development of a region. In Part 3 various management, marketing, and branding initiatives are identified as a means of expanding the tourism business. Part 4 examines the negative impacts of mass tourism and its threats to culture, tradition, identity, the built environment, and natural heritage. In the final and fifth part, future challenges and opportunities for community-based tourism initiatives are considered, and research-based sustainable solutions are proposed. Overall, the book considers engaging local populations in tourism development as a way of building stronger and more resilient communities. This Handbook fills a void in the current research and thus will appeal to scholars, students, and practitioners interested in tourism management, tourism geography, business studies, development policy and practice, regional development, conservation, and sustainability.

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of reference for sustainability in business and management. It covers both traditional and emerging concepts and terms and is fully international in its scope. More than 700 contributions of internationally renowned experts provide a definitive access to the knowledge in the area of sustainable and responsible management. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms and concepts of management in this reference work. The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management represents all aspects of management and business conduct. It takes sustainability as a management concept that gives due credit to the complexity and diverging constraints in which businesses and corporations act today, and it emphasizes and focuses approaches that help ensure that today's management decisions and actions will be the basis for tomorrow's prosperity.

In a global economy, multinational companies often operate in jurisdictions where governments are either unable or unwilling to uphold even the basic human rights of their citizens. The expectation that companies respect human rights in their own operations and in their business relationships is now a business reality that corporations need to respond to. Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Practice is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary textbook that addresses these issues. It examines the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate and highlights the business and legal challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving respect for human rights, exploring such topics as: the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate, challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving human rights, industry-specific human rights standards, current mechanisms to hold corporations to account, future challenges for business and human rights. With supporting case studies throughout, this text provides an overview of current themes in the field and guidance on practical implementation, demonstrating that a thorough understanding of the human rights challenges faced by business is now vital in any business context.