Corporate Responsibility A Critical Introduction

by Blowfield, Michael; Murray, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780199209095
• ISBN10: 019920909X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This much needed textbook examines the multiple dimensions to corporate responsibility. It creates a framework that presents a historical and interdisciplinary overview of the field; a summary of different management approaches; and a review of the key actors and trends worldwide. The authors take a critical perspective and successfully provide a balance between theory and practice. They offer comprehensive coverage of the subject, combining an insightful, interdisciplinary, approach with the pedagogy and support sought after by students. An online resource centre will accompany the text, comprising weblinks, new legislation, further reading, email listservs and links to courses for students, and case studies and essay questions for lecturers.

Table of Contents

The Meaning and Origins of Corporate Responsibility

Introducing Corporate Responsibility

The Origins of Corporate Responsibility

Globalization and International Development

Managing and implementing corporate responsibility

How Corporate Responsibility is Managed

The Business Case for Corporate Responsibility

Stakeholders, Standards, and Regional Variations

Social Acounting

The Place of Corporate Responsibility in the Corporate Governance Framework

Sustainable Development

Stakeholder Partnerships

Socially Responsible Investment

The Impact, Critics, and Future of Corporate Responsibility

The Impact of Corporate Responsibility

Criticisms of Corporate Responsibility

The Future of Corporate Responsibility

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