Key Concepts in Corporate Social Responsibility

by Suzanne Benn

• ISBN13: 9781847879295
• ISBN10: 1847879292
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-28
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

Introducing the key concepts in corporate social responsibility, Suzanne Benn brings together the essential issues relevant to the responsible management of businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government.With detailed coverage and cross-referencing for each concept and over 50 concepts introduced, this guide to both the theory and implementation of CSR and sustainability, provides an indispensable reference for any student of the subject.Key concepts include: accountability; business ethics; corporate citizenship; corporate environmental reporting; definitions of CSR; ethical consumerism; human rights; NGOs; risk management; stakeholder theory and sustainable development.

Author Biography

Suzanne Benn is Professor at Maquarie University. Dianne Bolton is Associate Professor at Swinburne University of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Agency Theory	p. 1
Business at the Bottom of the Pyramid	p. 3
Business Case for CSR	p. 8
Business Ethics	p. 13
Business Networks	p. 17
Civil Society	p. 22
Codes of Conduct	p. 27
Community Relations	p. 31
Complexity Theory	p. 36
Corporate Accountability	p. 41
Corporate Citizenship	p. 46
Corporate Responsibility Reporting	p. 51
Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 56
Corporate Sustainability	p. 63
Corporate Sustainability Strategies	p. 68
Eco-Efficiency	p. 74
Employee Engagement	p. 77
Employee Health and Safety	p. 82
Environmental Discourses	p. 86
Environmental Policy Tools	p. 90
Ethical Consumerism	p. 94
Fair Trade	p. 97
Globalisation	p. 101
Governance	p. 106
Green Marketing	p. 111
Greenwash	p. 115
Human Rights	p. 119
Intergenerational Equity	p. 124
Intragenerationai Equity	p. 127
NGOs	p. 133
Performance Evaluation and Measurement	p. 139
Philanthropy	p. 143
Pollution and Waste Management	p. 148
Postcolonialism	p. 152
Product Stewardship	p. 157
Resource-Based View	p. 161
Responsible Leadership	p. 167
Risk Management	p. 171
Social and Societal Marketing	p. 175
Social Capital	p. 179
Social Entrepreneurship	p. 183
Social Partnerships	p. 187
Socially Responsible Investment	p. 192
Stakeholder Theory	p. 196
Stewardship	p. 205
Sustainable Development	p. 209
Sweatshops	p. 213
Systems Approaches	p. 217
Triple Bottom Line	p. 222
Voluntary Regulation	p. 226
Index	p. 231
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