The book integrates a multidisciplinary array of conceptual, qualitative and quantitative scholarly efforts. It includes studies of green HRM, sustainable career development, adaptive teleworking models, and AI-driven social accounting, underscoring the diverse ways in which organizations are navigating polycrisis with humanistic values and technological foresight. Together, these chapters advocate for a shift in mindset—from viewing crises as insurmountable barriers to recognizing them as catalysts for ethical growth and organizational evolution. This book is an essential resource for scholars and students of business ethics, sustainability strategy and organizational response to ‘grand challenges’. It will also be of interest to business leaders and policymakers seeking to navigate the complexities of polycrisis with ethical innovation, responsibility, and a commitment to building resilient, human-centered organizations.
Ivan Ureta is the Director of Executive Education and Board Member at the Geneva Center for Security Policy, Switzerland, as well as the president of the Swiss Business Ethics Network. Previously he has been affiliated to SUPSI (Vice-Dean of Executive Education, 2015-2024); IE Business School, King’s College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford among other institutions. He has published widely on humanism in business and economics, international relations and leadership.
R. Edward Freeman is Stephen E. Bachand University Professor of Business Administration and Olsson Professor of Business Administration, and an Academic Director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, USA. He is widely regarded as a leading global scholar in the areas of stakeholder management, business strategy and business ethics. His publications, including Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, have been hugely influential and he has been widely honoured for his contributions, including several honorary doctorates and lifetime achievement awards.
Victor Blazquez is a Lecturer-Researcher at the Center for Management and Entrepreneurship Competence, SUPSI, Switzerland, as well as a Research Fellow at Deusto Business School and the University of the Basque Country, both in Spain. His research has focused on business ethics, innovation and sustainability.