Wk6-Companies with a Conscience

40288The topic of Ethics continues to increase as an issue of central importance to strategic planning. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability are significant topics that are figured into any substantive discussion of Ethics in contemporary business practices and strategy. In this forum, you need to investigate the topic of conscious capitalism, conscious business, or businesses with a conscience. Tell why the issue of conscientious business is significant; and, tell where this current theme is headed in a global application, if possible.

**Tell why this topic should be discussed in the context of strategic planning. You may utilize your textbook as needed to support your informed assertions.**

Journal Articles:
Bove, A., & Empson, E. M. (2013). An irreconcilable crisis? The paradoxes of strategic operational optimisation and the antinomies of counter‐crisis ethics. Business Ethics: A European Review, 22(1), 68-85. doi:10.1111/beer.12009

Fyke, J. P., & Buzzanell, P. M. (2013). The ethics of conscious capitalism: Wicked problems in leading change and changing leaders. Human Relations, 66(12), 1619-1643.

Hahn, R. (2013). ISO 26000 and the standardization of strategic management processes for sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Business Strategy and the Environment, 22(7), 442-455. doi:10.1002/bse.1751

Long, S. D., Doerer, S., & Stewart, O. J. (2015). Virtual ethnography: Corporate virtual diversity communication. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, 10(2), 175-200. doi:10.1108/QROM-03-2014-1207

Okantey, P.O. (2013). When values and ethics lead the way in organizations. Strategic Leadership Review, 3(2), 23-29.

Shaukat, A., Qiu, Y., & Trojanowski, G. (2016;2015;). Board attributes, corporate social responsibility strategy, and corporate environmental and social performance. Journal of Business Ethics, 135(3), 569-585. doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2460-9

Simpson, S., Fischer, B.D., & Rohde, M. (2013). The conscious capitalism philosophy pay off: A qualitative and financial analysis of conscious capitalism corporations. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 10(4), 19- 29.

Yang, N., Colvin, C., & Wong, Y. (2013). Navigating corporate social responsibility components and strategic options: The IHR perspective. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 12(1), 39.