Yoi-Shigoto – lessons in Japanese CSR: A CoBS Research Pod
Despite the fact that Corporate Social Responsibility has gained immense traction over the last twenty years, organisations’ codes of ethics, sustainability drives and initiatives with local communities have not always succeeded in leveraging CSR properly in order to engage with their employees. Could the Japanese concept of Yoi-Shigoto – “high-quality, useful and beneficial work” – give western firms greater insight into how to inspire a pro-CSR attitude among employees? Professor Yingyan Wang of Keio University shares her actionable research on the subject.
Developing such a progressive-looking view as Yo-Shigoto is important for it provides a source of competitive advantage, with such increasingly common practices as customers looking for ways to buy ethically, investors considering not only the personal profitability of their financing but also the environmental, societal, and governance (ESG) impact of their fiduciaries’ decisions.
Yoi-Shigoto – lessons in Japanese CSR: The sixth in a series of Council on Business & Society condensed learning capsules inspired from internationally published research in the fields of CSR, management and leadership, HR, finance and reporting, social enterprise, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and sustainable business practices.
Yoi-Shigoto – lessons in Japanese CSR:: For managers, entrepreneurs, leaders, instructors and those with an interest in research with an impact. Ramp up your knowledge, improve your teams, gain in leadership, reshape your business or give your teaching, training or coaching a new dynamic.
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