This book provides professionals, as well as students, with the understanding that Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are now core business principles for sustainably. It encourages social entrepreneurs in their role as forerunners, in creating new business models that develop, facilitate or implement constructive solutions to social, cultural and environmental issues. At the same time, this book views corporate social responsibility as a means of challenging existing entities to realize and modify prior unsustainable and predatory business models; and to increase social, cultural and environmental accountability. By linking these two concepts, this book prompts a paradigmatic awakening, whereby the foundational driver of business creation and management no longer rests on profit maximization, but on improvement of the quality of life for society.
Joan Marques serves as Dean and Professor of Management at Woodbury University's School of Business. Her teaching focuses on leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior, and her research interests pertain to the same areas with specific focus on workplace spirituality and leadership awareness. She has been widely published in prestigious scholarly journals and has authored, co-authored, and co-edited more than 18 books on management and leadership topics. Joan is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of three scholarly journals: The Business Renaissance Quarterly, Journa of Global Business Issues,and Interb ing, Journal of Personal and Professional Mastery. More info about Joan Marques is available on her website, joanmarques.com Satinder Dhimancurrently serves as a Professor of Management and as the Associate Dean, Chair, and Director of the MBA Program at Woodbury University's School of Business in Burbank, California. He is the founder and Director of Forever Fulfilled, a Los Angeles-based Wellbeing Consultancy, which focuses on workplace wellness and self-leadership. Satinder's work has been published in multiple national and international journals, and he has authored, co-authored, and co-edited many books on management and leadership. His current research on fulfillment is focused on transformative habits of mind for attaining lasting joy and fulfillment in both personal and professional life. |
