Tjaša Štrukelj

Requisitely holistic ethics planning as pre-condition for enterprise ethical behaviour

Purpose ‐ Ethical behaviour of enterprises can be attained only by planning of ethics. The purpose of this paper is to show the need for the business ethics planning, to disclose the need for the requisitely holistic planning of enterprise ethics, and to offer the concept of the requisitely holistic planning of enterprise ethics. Design/methodology/approach ‐ The research cognitions on the importance of ethical core values, enterprise culture, ethical climate and informal as well as formal measures of business ethics are discussed and argued in application of the dialectical systems theory. The various research insights are used and applied in concluding concept of requisitely holistic planning of enterprise ethics. Findings ‐ For successful implementation of the ethics program or plan, it is important that the program is internalized by all enterprise’s stakeholders. The paper shows that credibility and ethical behaviour of an enterprise can be achieved only through requisitely holistic planning of enterprise ethics. Practical implications ‐ This paper gives us the insights in the state of the importance and interconnection between ethical core values, culture and ethical climate as well as informal and formal measures of business ethics in relation to enterprise ethics implementation. The present research paper also has important practical implications since it shows the importance of the requisitely holistic planning of enterprise ethics in a sense of sustainable development of enterprises as well as enterprises’ long-term success. Originality/value ‐ The available literature does not provide for a similar research or concept of requisitely holistic planning of enterprise ethics. The paper also models the interconnection between core values, culture, climate and informal as well as formal measures of business ethics in order to understand the importance of enterprise ethics.

Socially Responsible Enterprises for Sustainable Future: Greening Practices from Slovenia

Abstract Although Slovenia is not part of the Western Balkans region, due to the common Yugoslav (SFRY) history, it faces similar problems as the countries of the region do, but attempts to solve them in a unique way, which could be an example for other countries of that region. Consequently, this chapter explains the necessity of global sustainable development and practices of Slovenia from both the theoretical and practical aspects. Specifically, many Slovenian enterprises have developed a socially responsible culture towards a sustainable future; moreover, many greening practices of more and more sustainable, responsible and ethical enterprises can also be readily found in Slovenia. Furthermore, some researchers see Slovenia as a possible model of a social responsibility program or an integral green country that could be an example towards developing in a sustainable manner and showing a path towards a sustainable future of the world.

Strategic Management and Innovativeness for Better (Global) Business Competitiveness: Case of Slovenia

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a key driver for (global) business/nation competitiveness: economic growth, innovation, employment and social integration. Thus (global) business competitiveness of any country can be observed throughout national (globally operating SMEs) enterprises and their innovation willingness/abilities. According to our opinion only an explicitly innovative direction is the path where enterprises/national main competitive advantages will be in the near future. Countries (and their policies) should therefore support that because public policies can play an instrumental role in promoting innovation. But enterprises need to innovate their enterprise policy, consequently also strategic management, and basic realisation process, to turn governance policy instruments into their advantage and thus better (global) business competitiveness. In our research we present Slovenia case.