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Endorsements; Foreword; Preface; Concept Overview and Structure; Part I: Setting the Stage; Part II: Gathering Evidence; Part III: A Compass for Stakeholder Management; Target Audience; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter 1: Welcome to Corporate Responsibility; 1.1 Perspective: Research Context; 1.1.1 Background; 1.1.2 Complications; 1.1.2.1 General Management Challenges; 1.1.2.2 Specific Management Challenges; 1.1.3 The Quest for New Purpose; 1.2 Focus: Study Overview
1.2.1 Stakeholder Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry1.2.2 Identifying the Knowledge Gap; 1.2.3 Study Specifications; 1.2.4 Objectives and Questions; 1.2.5 Research Design; 1.2.5.1 Philosophical Stance; 1.2.5.2 Data Collection Details; 1.2.5.3 Conceptual Framework Development and Testing; 1.3 Rationale: The `Why ́and the `Logic ́of Value(s); 1.4 Contribution: Research Implications in Theory and Practice; 1.5 Structure: Chapter Overview; 1.6 Wrap-Up: Synopsis; References; Chapter 2: A Multifarious Mix of Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Business and Society; 2.2.1 Room for Improvement
2.2.2 Great Expectations2.2.3 The Key Players and the Missing Link; 2.2.4 Market Mechanisms in the Political and Economic Realm; 2.2.5 Market Values in Social Spheres; 2.2.6 The Role of Globalisation; 2.3 Reviewing the Relationship; 2.3.1 Navigating the Diverse Complexity and the Normative Debate; 2.3.2 Critical Reflection on the Role of Business in Society; 2.3.3 Business as Part of the Problem and the Solution via Market Mechanisms; 2.3.4 Responsible Business Is a `Hot ́Topic and Getting `Hotter;́ 2.4 Key Underpinning Concepts; 2.4.1 Definitional Challenges with Responsibility Terminology
2.4.2 Responsible Management Themes2.4.2.1 Corporate Accountability; 2.4.2.2 Ethical Matters in Business: Background; 2.4.2.3 Ethical Matters in Business: The Distinction Between Morals and the Law; 2.4.2.4 Ethical Matters in Business: Distinguishing Between Morals, Ethics, and Its Theories; 2.4.2.5 Ethical Matters in Business: The Empirical `Rationale ́for Morality; 2.4.2.6 Ethical Matters in Business: Values; 2.4.2.7 Ethical Matters in Business: Values in Business; 2.4.2.8 Ethical Matters in Business: Pluralist Ethical Theory as a Useful Middle Ground
2.4.2.9 Ethical Matters in Business: Business Ethics and Its Definitional Levels of Analysis2.4.2.10 Ethical Matters in Business: Empirical Justification as a Basis for Business Rationale; 2.4.2.11 Ethical Matters in Business: Management Challenges; 2.4.2.12 Ethical Matters in Business: Pragmatic Solutions to Management Challenges; 2.4.2.13 The Stakeholder Concept; 2.4.2.14 Black Box Challenges Inherent in the Stakeholder Concept; 2.4.2.15 The Proliferation of Stakeholder Expectations; 2.4.2.16 The Proliferation of Stakeholder-Related Terminology
1.2.1 Stakeholder Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry1.2.2 Identifying the Knowledge Gap; 1.2.3 Study Specifications; 1.2.4 Objectives and Questions; 1.2.5 Research Design; 1.2.5.1 Philosophical Stance; 1.2.5.2 Data Collection Details; 1.2.5.3 Conceptual Framework Development and Testing; 1.3 Rationale: The `Why ́and the `Logic ́of Value(s); 1.4 Contribution: Research Implications in Theory and Practice; 1.5 Structure: Chapter Overview; 1.6 Wrap-Up: Synopsis; References; Chapter 2: A Multifarious Mix of Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Business and Society; 2.2.1 Room for Improvement
2.2.2 Great Expectations2.2.3 The Key Players and the Missing Link; 2.2.4 Market Mechanisms in the Political and Economic Realm; 2.2.5 Market Values in Social Spheres; 2.2.6 The Role of Globalisation; 2.3 Reviewing the Relationship; 2.3.1 Navigating the Diverse Complexity and the Normative Debate; 2.3.2 Critical Reflection on the Role of Business in Society; 2.3.3 Business as Part of the Problem and the Solution via Market Mechanisms; 2.3.4 Responsible Business Is a `Hot ́Topic and Getting `Hotter;́ 2.4 Key Underpinning Concepts; 2.4.1 Definitional Challenges with Responsibility Terminology
2.4.2 Responsible Management Themes2.4.2.1 Corporate Accountability; 2.4.2.2 Ethical Matters in Business: Background; 2.4.2.3 Ethical Matters in Business: The Distinction Between Morals and the Law; 2.4.2.4 Ethical Matters in Business: Distinguishing Between Morals, Ethics, and Its Theories; 2.4.2.5 Ethical Matters in Business: The Empirical `Rationale ́for Morality; 2.4.2.6 Ethical Matters in Business: Values; 2.4.2.7 Ethical Matters in Business: Values in Business; 2.4.2.8 Ethical Matters in Business: Pluralist Ethical Theory as a Useful Middle Ground
2.4.2.9 Ethical Matters in Business: Business Ethics and Its Definitional Levels of Analysis2.4.2.10 Ethical Matters in Business: Empirical Justification as a Basis for Business Rationale; 2.4.2.11 Ethical Matters in Business: Management Challenges; 2.4.2.12 Ethical Matters in Business: Pragmatic Solutions to Management Challenges; 2.4.2.13 The Stakeholder Concept; 2.4.2.14 Black Box Challenges Inherent in the Stakeholder Concept; 2.4.2.15 The Proliferation of Stakeholder Expectations; 2.4.2.16 The Proliferation of Stakeholder-Related Terminology