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Alleviating Global Poverty Through Profitable Partnerships: Moral Imagination & Economic Well-Being, Laura Hartman, P. Werhane, D. Moberg, S. Kelley Oct 2008

Alleviating Global Poverty Through Profitable Partnerships: Moral Imagination & Economic Well-Being, Laura Hartman, P. Werhane, D. Moberg, S. Kelley

Laura Hartman

While at least one out of six in the global human population cannot meet the basic demands of survival and they have little ability to buy goods and services, this situation also presents potential new markets for multinational enterprises seeking long-term sustainability. If economic growth is a continuing and positive goal for the planet and for global companies, then, as markets in developed economies become saturated, these new markets provide fresh opportunities to satisfy this objective.


Community Partnerships: Creating Tangible Benefits From Community Engagement, David Cooke Dr Oct 2008

Community Partnerships: Creating Tangible Benefits From Community Engagement, David Cooke Dr

David Cooke

A deeper understanding of the complimentary skills sets of corporations and the not-for-profit sector reveals that they have much to offer each other and that returns on investmnent for corporations and a greater flow of funds to charitable organisations can be achieved through the study of effective partnerships.


Islamic Finance Unit Takes Bank Beyond Michigan Roots, Karen Hunt Ahmed Jun 2008

Islamic Finance Unit Takes Bank Beyond Michigan Roots, Karen Hunt Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

No abstract provided.


Notre Dame Mendoza Business School Presentation 2008, Karen Ahmed Dec 2007

Notre Dame Mendoza Business School Presentation 2008, Karen Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

No abstract provided.


Global Governance Organizations: Legitimacy And Authority In Conflict, Jonathan Koppell Dec 2007

Global Governance Organizations: Legitimacy And Authority In Conflict, Jonathan Koppell

Jonathan GS Koppell

Global governance organizations (GGOs) are frequently maligned as both illegitimate and ineffective. With the growing prominence of entities that promulgate global rules governing trade, communications, finance, and transport, these shortcomings take on greater importance. This essay presents a theoretical framework to understand the challenge of legitimacy for GGOs. It argues that GGOs tend to face trade-offs between legitimacy and authority, but that widespread usages of these important terms conflate or confuse them and thus obscure critical issues in GGO politics. Once these terms are more clearly defined, we see more easily that GGOs must sometimes violate democratic norms, sacrificing equality …


Islamic Banking And Finance: Moral Beliefs And Business Practices At Work, Karen Hunt Ahmed Dec 2007

Islamic Banking And Finance: Moral Beliefs And Business Practices At Work, Karen Hunt Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

The religion of Islam has existed for 1400 years but Islamic economic theory and its financial institutions emerged as an industry only in the 1970s. Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) are designed to help Muslims conduct business internationally while simultaneously upholding traditional Islamic values related to trade finance and currency movement. The basis for their existence is the Islamic moral prohibition on charging interest—interest is a central component of capitalist banking—yet IFIs conduct billions of dollars of business annually in the world economy and the de facto Islamic banking transaction is—in most cases—virtually identical to a capitalist banking transaction. Business practices …


"Evolving Notions Of Corporate Responsibility: Seizing The Next Horizon", Art Stewart Dec 2007

"Evolving Notions Of Corporate Responsibility: Seizing The Next Horizon", Art Stewart

Art Stewart

No abstract provided.


"Getting It Right On Nonprofit Partnerships", Art Stewart Dec 2007

"Getting It Right On Nonprofit Partnerships", Art Stewart

Art Stewart

No abstract provided.


Analytical Thomism: Traditions In Dialogue, Mario Šilar Dec 2007

Analytical Thomism: Traditions In Dialogue, Mario Šilar

Mario Šilar

No abstract provided.