Description
This upper-level textbook offers an original and up-to-date introduction to issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a global perspective. Written by an international team of experts, it guides students through key themes in CSR including strategy, communication, regulation and governance. Balancing critiques of CSR with a discussion of the opportunities it creates, it includes chapters devoted to critical issues such as human rights, anti-corruption, labour rights and the environment. Pedagogical features include customised case studies, study questions, key term highlighting, practitioner pieces and suggestions for further resources. The book is also complemented by a companion website featuring adaptable lecture slides, teaching notes for cases and links to related resources. Tailored for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses on corporate social responsibility, sustainability and business ethics, it is also relevant to non-business courses in political science, international relations and communications.
Table of Contents
List of case studies; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; Preface; Prologue Jim Walsh; 1. The changing role of business in global society: CSR and beyond Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing and Jeremy Moon; Part I. Strategy and CSR: 2. Historical perspectives on corporate social responsibility Jeremy Moon and Jean-Pascal Gond, with Luisa Murphy; 3. Strategic CSR: ambitions and critiques Steen Vallentin and Laura J. Spence; 4. Corporate responsibility strategies for sustainability Mike Valente; 5. Managing for stakeholders in the digital age R. Edward Freeman, Sergiy Dmytriyev and Robert G. Strand; 6. Political CSR: the corporation as a political actor Glen Whelan; Personal reflection Mads Øvlisen; Part II. The Regulatory Dynamics of CSR: 7. Standards for corporate social responsibility: legitimacy, impact, and critique Andreas Rasche and Sandra Waddock; 8. Corporate responsibility reporting Christian Herzig and Anna-Lena Kühn; 9. NGO activism and CSR Frank G. A. de Bakker and Frank den Hond; 10. Government as a regulator of corporate social responsibility: beyond voluntarism Jette Steen Knudsen; Personal reflection Clare Short; Part III. Communication and CSR: 11. CSR communication: what is it? Why is it important? Mette Morsing; 12. CSR and crisis communication strategies W. Timothy Coombs; 13. CSR and reputation: too much of a good thing? Christopher Wickert and Joep Cornelissen; 14. The corporate construction of transparency and (in)transparency Lars Thøger Christensen and Dennis Schoenborn; Personal reflection Daniel Mittler; Part IV. The Governance of Transnational Issues: 15. Business and human rights: not just another CSR issue? Karin Buhmann and Florian Wettstein; 16. Anti-corruption governance and global business Hans Krause Hansen; 17. Business and transnational environmental governance Stefano Ponte, René Taudal Poulsen and Jane Lister; 18. Labour rights in global supply chains Dirk Ulrich Gilbert and Kristin Huber; Personal reflection Mark Moody-Stuart; Epilogue Jonas Haertle; Glossary on CSR and related concepts; References; Index.
