The True Value of CSR : Corporate Identity and Stakeholder Perceptions / edited by B. Fryzel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fryzel, B., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises.

Business ethics.

Management.

Economics.

Corporate governance.

International economic relations.

International Business.

Business Ethics.

Corporate Governance.

International Economics.

Local Subjects:

International Business.

Business Ethics.

Management.

Economics.

Corporate Governance.

International Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By considering the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a business paradigm but also as a growing scepticism about it's outcomes, The True Value of CSR answers questions about true value behind this concept, motivations of firms embedding CSR in their core strategies and a capacity of CSR to make a real difference on the market.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Part I The Meaning of Responsibility in Organizations: Some Reflections; 1 CSR: What Does It Mean?; 2 Corporate Social Responsibility: Some Clarifications and Questions; 3 CSR: Between Management Strategy and a New Paradigm of Thought; 4 The Stakeholder Organization Theory and its Systemic Foundation Revisited; Part II A Market for CSR: FormingIdentities and Behaviours; 5 Identity, Responsibility and Corporate Personhood; 6 Dimensions of CSR Identity

7 The Social Construction of CSR's Identity in Management Consulting8 The Relationship between CSR Communication and Corporate Reputation in the Credit Lending Process: A Qualitative Study Basedon Italian Banks; Part III Capitalist Economy and CSR: Contradictions and Inconsistencies?; 9 Fraud, Corruption and CSR: Hands-on Account of a Fraud Investigator; 10 Corporate Social Responsibility, Inequality and Corporate Governance; 11 Actions Speak Louder than Words: Competitive Conduct vs. CSR Policy

12 The Capitalist Economy and CSR: Contradictions and Inconsistencies: From CSR to Business in Development13 Regulatory Roadblocks to Environmental Sustainability; 14 The Dichotomy of Values vs. Rulesin Anti-Corruption Law; Part IV Responsible Business and Behavioural Patterns; 15 Business and Society: Collectiveand Individual Corporate Social Responsibility; 16 Standards: A Behavioural Approach to Management; 17 How Can Neuroeconomics Unravel CSR?; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781349492619

1349492612

9781137433206

1137433205