Corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and innovation / by Kenneth Amaeshi, Paul Nnodim, and Onyeka Osuji.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amaeshi, Kenneth, author.

Contributor:

Nnodim, Paul.

Osuji, Onyeka.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Business Ethics

Routledge studies in business ethics ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business.

Corporate governance.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite its recent popularity in literature, theory, and practice, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) remains a vague concept that struggles to define itself beyond the confines of corporate philanthropy or sustainability. In some circles, it is a response to the present and anticipated climate change challenges, while in others it focuses on fair trade, corporate governance, and responsible investment. What then is CSR, and how do we understand its purpose? In Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, authors Kenneth Amaeshi and Paul Nnodim consider the

Contents:

Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Corporate Social Responsibility: Definitions and Meanings; 2 Corporate Social Responsibility as Stakeholder Orientation to Management; 3 Corporate Social Responsibility, Globalization, and the Global Governance Void; 4 Corporate Social Responsibility as the Private Governance of Externalities; 5 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Private Governance Mechanism: Implications for Markets

6 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Private Governance Mechanism: Implications for CSR in Different Institutional Contexts7 The Problem of Accountability in the Global Networks of Production; 8 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Business Philosophy and an Expression of Social Justice: Justice as Fairness; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-148) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-17651-9

0-203-08194-3

1-299-16081-6

1-136-17652-7

9780203081945

OCLC:

829461197