TOWARDS CORPORATE SUSTA I NABIL I TY: THE L INK BETWEEN BUSINESS ETH ICS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIL I TY

Is ahlaki, günümüzde isletmeler ve toplum arasindaki iliskiler arttikça ve genellikle toplum açisindan problem yaratan uygulamalar görülmeye basladikça daha siklikla gündeme gelmeye baslamistir. Bu çalismanin temeli, isletmeler ve toplum arasinda uzun süredir devam eden bu ikileme dayanmaktadir. Bu sorunun çözümünde, yönetic ilerin bu ikilemi yaratan is ahlaki, kurumsal yönetim ve kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk gib i faktörleri anlamalari ve buna uygun davranislar sergilemeleri kritik öneme sahip olmaktadir. Bu kapsamda çalismada, is letme ve toplum arasinda süregiden bu sorunlarin çözümünde yöneticilerin tutumlarini yönlend iren is ahlaki kavrami, kurumsal yönetim ve kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk kavramlari ile ilis kilendirilerek, is letmenin uzun vadede sürdürüleb ilirligini saglama perspektifi ile degerlendirilecektir

Sorumluluk Iliskisi K ur umsal Sür dür ülebili r lige Dogr u: I s Ahlak i, K ur umsal Yönetim ve K ur umsal Sosyal

The root of this study is mostly grounded to an old dilemma between the corporations and the society. The important issue is that, solving this problem requires that, managers should understand the critical factors such as business ethics, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility and createssolutions by using the outcomes. The aim of this paper is to reframe the discussion and find a link between business ethics, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility for a sustainable business

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