‘The Business of Business Is Not Just Business’: A changing view of Indian corporate responsibility
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The title of Sutapa Banerjee’s edited volume, The Business of Business Is (Not) Just Business, underlines something that few would argue against. The era when businesses could legitimately argue that the only responsibility they have is to their shareholders is behind us. The role of business is widely acknowledged to encompass a much larger range of stakeholders. Businesses are not exempt from society; they play an active role in shaping it not just in economic terms but also culturally. Employment, migration, gender, environment, aspirations, access to opportunity, public discourse and the very idea of progress are all shaped in some way or the other by business.
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And the book’s declared intention is to examine this from the lens of behaviour on the ground. What actually shapes behaviour, what exactly is meant by change, what mechanisms help produce this change at ground level?
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It brings together a diverse and accomplished set of minds to study these questions. The contributors include business leaders, investors, policymakers and domain specialists across questions of sustainability, inclusion, employment, gender, technology and corporate governance. Its range is considerable. The book covers a lot of ground with chapters on African agriculture, biofuels, circular business models, employment platforms, disability, women as economic actors, artificial intelligence,...