Patricia M. Flynn, Bentley University (pflynn@bentley.edu)
Milenko Gudić, PRME Anti-poverty Working Group Coordinator, (milenko.gudic@gmail.com)
Tay Keong Tan, Radford University ( ttan2@radford.edu)
Greenleaf Publishing and the global network of teachers and scholars at the PRME invite contributions to a forthcoming title, which will be the seventh in a series of books on the principles of social responsibility and global sustainability for management education. Previous books in the series focus on a critical issue from the sustainability agenda promulgated by the
United Nations Global Compact, such as poverty, gender equality, and anti-corruption. This new volume which is an initiative of several PRME Working Groups aims to promote cross fertilization of such issues and the integration of the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact into management education worldwide. These Ten Principles are:
Human Rights
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labor
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;

Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility;
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights and make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Contributions for the book are sought from academics, practitioners, policymakers, business
leaders, journalists and entrepreneurs.
The mission of the PRME initiative is to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally under the auspices of the United Nations.
PRME seeks to establish a process of continuous improvement among institutions of management education in order to develop a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century. The PRME
Working Groups were launched with a mission to bring together academics and practitioners to promote the integration of sustainability issues into management education and to foster related research.
In recent decades, expansion of markets, liberalization of trade, globalization, and advancement of technology have greatly expanded the reach and impact of businesses globally. Many corporations have been forging new enterprises and entering new markets. However, this rapid market expansion and globalization of commerce have also spawned problems in domains such as human rights, labor practices, gender equality, the environment, governance, and stakeholder expectations. All too often, the social safeguards provided by public institutions and the responses of the affected communities have not kept pace with the impact of business practices. Not surprisingly, there is growing concern for the social, environmental, and humanitarian impacts of corporations.
This new book will address head-on some of the most persistent managerial challenges faced by businesses and organizations today. To what extent are businesses able to practice responsible management with regard to the Ten Principles of the Global Compact? To what extent and how can future executives embrace the “beyond-the-bottom-line“ approach that would be consistent with the increasing awareness of a broader role of business in society and would enable them to lead and manage their organizations in an economically sound, environmentally friendly and socially responsible way? How can managers of organizations comprehensively and pragmatically address all the risks and responsibilities concerning these complex and changing issues in policy and practice?
The book focuses on the roles business schools and other providers of management education can play in implementing the “beyond-the-bottom-line” philosophy in their own approaches and

practices and help businesses better understand these complex, multi-faceted and cross disciplinary issues. New research, and case studies will address some of the most intriguing intellectual challenges on the topic. Best practices across countries, industries and cultures will be assessed to identify challenges and potential solutions in effectively integrating the Ten
Principles of the Global Compact Principles and in helping current and future business leaders practice their professions responsibly in the face of myriad ethical challenges. And the volume will tackle these issues in the light of the Six Principles of PRME, briefly described below. These are the central foci of this book.
Higher education institutions become signatory to the Six Principles of PRME, which are inspired by internationally accepted values and provide an engagement structure for academic institutions to advance social responsibility through the incorporation of universal values into curricula and research.
Principle 1 | Purpose: We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.
Principle 2 | Values: We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the
United Nations Global Compact.
Principle 3 | Method: We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership.
Principle 4 | Research: We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value.
Principle 5 | Partnership: We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges.
Principle 6 | Dialogue: We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.
This book will be an edited collection that explores the conceptual and practical issues relating on how responsible management education can help address the social, environmental, and humanitarian impacts of business organizations. It will identify problems, present evidence, and offer solutions that will assist management educators in being actively engaged in the discussion on responsible leadership and the Ten Principles of the Global Compact in their classrooms, in their scholarship and in dialog with business leaders across the globe. The content of its chapters includes but is not limited to the following:
1.
Empirical basis and theoretical rationales for including the Ten Principles of the Global
Compact in management education from different disciplinary perspectives;

2.
Causality and correlations between sustainability issues, such as human rights, labor practices, gender equality, environmental concerns, and governance and their implications for business practices and management education around the world;
3.
Strategies, theories, case studies, examples of best practices and innovations, and resources for teaching and learning that can help integrate the Ten Principles of the
Global Compact into management education programs;
4.
Challenges of, and solutions to, integrating these Ten Principles comprehensively and pragmatically into management education;
5.
The responsibilities of public leaders, business executives, and management educators in defining and promoting multiple agendas, e.g., intellectual, research, educational, institutional and policy, that address the social, environmental, and humanitarian issues embodied in the Ten Principles.
6.
Suggestions and demonstrations of how the Global Compact Ten Principles can best be integrated into management education consistent with the Six Principles of PRME.
The topic list above is suggestive of the range of categories under which we are accepting contributions. It is not an exhaustive list; the editors welcome topics that address the central issues of the sustainability agenda in management education from various geographical, theoretical and organizational perspectives.
This project aims to develop a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive understanding of the topics and the cross-cutting social, environmental, and humanitarian issues in the Global Compact Ten
Principles. As such, submissions based on different approaches, whether reflexive, empirical, hands-on or applied theory, will be considered. Conceptual and theoretical papers should be between 3000 and 4000 words. Case studies should be between 2000 and 3000 words in length, and contributors should ensure that cases are placed in the broader context of the interrelated issues of the sustainability agenda in management education. The editors are particularly interested in chapters that critically evaluate examples of good practices and innovations from a range of business, organizational, and global perspectives.
Papers must be submitted, without exception, as per the editorial guidelines, available from
Greenleaf Publishing . Potential contributors are encouraged to visit the websites of the United
Nations Global Compact and PRME , including its Working Groups, for further information. They may also contact the editors, whose email addresses are noted above, if they have additional questions.
Please submit abstracts of no more than 1000 words, together with a CV for each author, to
Rebecca Marsh, no later than 15 July 2015: rebecca.marsh@gseresearch.com
Abstract and CV submission 31 July 2015

Selection of abstracts and notification
to successful contributors
Full chapter submission
Revised chapter submission:
Publication
No later than 30 September 2015
1 February 2016
1 July 2016
Winter 2016/2017