Dysfunctional Leadership – Management in the CSR-case

• Authors: Will Markus , Haidig Jorg , Platje Joost
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Regarding CSR, most business is likely to focus on win-win solutions, neglecting interactions in complex system. Trade-offs are often not identified or considered. This may lead to unexpected side effects of actions in the future. The aim of this article is to identify the most important contradictions / trade-offs in CSR management as well as management practices to deal with these trade-offs.

Keywords

EN

CSR; trade-offs; dysfunctional management

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics (CEEJME)
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 155-160

Dates

online

2015-06-01

Contributors

author

Will Markus

• University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz

author

Haidig Jorg

• IHI/TU Dresden

author

Platje Joost

• Wrocław School of Banking

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Identifiers

ISSN

2353 - 9119