Governments and Corporate Social Responsibility Public Policies Beyond Regulation and Voluntary Compliance

by Lozano, Josep M.; Albareda, Laura; Ysa, Tamyko; Marcuccio, Manila; Roscher, Heike

• ISBN13: 9780230525566
• ISBN10: 0230525563
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book presents an analytical framework for understanding how governments develop policies of corporate social responsibility. The research analyses CSR public policies in 15 European Union countries. It defines four models of governmental approach from a relational perspective that encompasses the relationships between all the various stakeholders (governments, businesses and civil society). It also takes into account the socioeconomic context in which these relationships stand.

Author Biography

LAURA ALBAREDA Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at ESADE Business School. Her research interests include corporate social responsibility, business ethics, and global governance and public authorities.

JOSEP M.LOZANO Professor and Senior Researcher in Corporate Social Responsibility at ESADE Business School, where he teaches on the MBA, Executive MBA, and Senior Executive Program. His research interests span corporate social responsibility, leadership, and values and organizations.

TAMYKO YSA Assistant Professor in the Institute of Public Management at ESADE Business School. Her research interests include public management, public-private partnerships and new forms of governance.

HEIKE ROSCHER PhD Candidate at ESADE Business School.

MANILA MARCUCCIO Senior Lecturer in the Public Administration Department at ESADE Business School. Her research interests include management accounting, public management and social responsibility.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vi
List of Figures	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Introduction: Strategic Public Policy Vision for Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 1
Governments and Corporate Social Responsibility: Context, Aim and Perspectives	p. 21
A Relational Governance Approach to Analysing Public Policies on Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 32
European Union: From the Green Paper to the European Alliance on CSR	p. 51
The Partnership Model: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands	p. 69
The Business in the Community Model: The UK and Ireland	p. 93
The Sustainability and Citizenship Model: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg	p. 114
The Agora Model: Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain	p. 140
The Role of International and Intermediary Organizations	p. 161
Conclusions: Keys to Understanding Public Policies on Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe	p. 178
References	p. 188
Index	p. 201
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