Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility

by Crowther,David

• ISBN13: 9780754638865
• ISBN10: 0754638863
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The nature of corporate social responsibility is a highly topical one for business and therefore for business academics. There are however many different perspectives upon what is meant by corporate social responsibility and how this might be applied within organizations. This book is intended to explore a range of perspectives based upon the experiences of different people in different parts of the world.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	viii
List of Contributors	ix
1 Introduction: Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility	1	(20)
David Crowther and Lez Ragman-Bacchus
PART 1: THEORISING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
2 Assessing Trust in, and Legitimacy of, the Corporate	21	(21)
Lez Ragman-Bacchus
3 Limited Liability or Limited Responsibility?	42	(17)
David Crowther
4 The Power of Networks: Organising versus Organisation	59	(26)
Branka Mraovic
PART 2: PRACTISING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
5 Social Performance in Government: Choosing Fiscal Health over Physical Health?	85	(24)
John Mahon and Richard McGowan
6 Corporate Social Responsibility: Exploration Inside Experience and Practice at the European Level	109	(31)
Rute Abreu and Fatima David
7 Corporate Social Reporting: Genuine Action or Window Dressing?	140	(21)
David Crowther
8 The Impact of Socially Responsible Investment upon Corporate Social Responsibility	161	(25)
Thomas Clarke and Marie de la Rama
9 Bioengineering and Corporate Social Responsibility	186
R. Seminur Topai and David Crowther
PART 3: THE ETHICS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
10 Social Responsibility Is Free - How Good Capitalism can Co-exist with Corporate Social Responsibility	205	(12)
John Peters
11 Management by Love and Kindness and the Consequent Implications	217	(12)
Roger Haw
12 The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility	229	(21)
David Crowther and Lez Ragman-Bacchus
Index	250