Corporate Social Responsibility

Description

The most trusted and applied textbook on corporate social responsibility; both critical in approach and contemporary in coverage.

• Comprehensive coverage of the interaction between business and society reveals how CSR is defined, negotiated, and managed in the twenty-first century.
• An objective, critical approach evaluates the theories and key drivers of CSR, as well as looking to the future for this ever-evolving subject.
• Snapshot examples and case studies link the book's theory to contemporary, real-life business situations.
• A range of discussion and case study questions promote reflection, debate, and critical thinking, challenging students to find ways for businesses to act in a truly responsible way.

New to this edition

• Updated and extended coverage of climate change, globalization, the gig economy, and the digitalization of business ensure all the latest issues to affect CSR are explored through a critical lens.
• New and updated Snapshots and Case Studies on organizations as varied as Uber, Danone, and Levi's, and contemporary issues spanning zero-hours contracts to women's empowerment, contextualise CSR in the world around us.
• A new 'Journal Club' online resource with links to seminal and contemporary journal articles, accompanied by commentary and critical questions, builds on the book's wide-ranging coverage to tackle specific ideas in more depth and facilitate critical thinking and discussion.

About the Author(s)

Michael Blowfield, former Professor of Corporate Responsibility at Wolverhampton University; Senior Visiting Research Associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford; and Teaching Fellow at London Business School, and Alan Murray, Hoare Professor of Responsible Management at Winchester Business School; Visiting Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at Newcastle University Business School; and Visiting Professor at Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce de PAU (ESC PAU)

Table of Contents

Part 1 The meaning and origins of corporate social responsibility
1:Introducing corporate social responsibility
2:The origins of corporate social responsibility
3:Sustainable development
4:Corporate social responsibility in developing economies
5:Globalization and corporate social responsibility
Part 2 Managing and implementing corporate social responsibility
6:How corporate social responsibility is managed
7:Corporate social responsibility and governance
8:Corporate social responsibility reporting
9:Stakeholder management and engagement
10:Socially responsible investment
11:Corporate social responsibility in smaller enterprises
Part 3 Impact, critics, and future of corporate social responsibility
12:The impact of corporate social responsibility
13:Criticisms of corporate social responsibility
14:The future of corporate social responsibility

Reviews

"The best text around...a very good exploration of thinking, issues, and practice in CSR from a global perspective." - David Wornham, University of the West of England

"A thoughtful, well-written textbook on CSR that will be indispensable to all students in Business and Law." - Dr Nicholas Burton, Northumbria University Newcastle

"Excellent, very well written, comprehensive, authoritative, and very student friendly...it is the book I rely on the most." - Dr Ken Aduhene, Canterbury Christ Church University

Additional Resources

This book is supported by online resources .

For students:
Additional case study sources - useful links for where to source further case studies and examples.
Further reading - a comprehensive list of research to aid research.
Suggested films - a list of films that illustrate issues relevant to CSR managers.
Sources on regulations and governance - links to important legislation and guidelines affecting CSR
Web exercises - links to relevant websites direct you to valuable sources of information.
Journal club - links to seminal journal articles along with commentary on the paper, critical questions, and key points to consider.

For lecturers:
Figures and tables from the book - for use in lectures and seminars.