Research handbook on corporate social responsibility in context

Is corporate social responsibility (CSR) a universal idea? Is the same exact definition of CSR relevant for any organization, regardless of context? Or would such a definition need to be adapted to fit different types of organizations, in different cultures, industries and sectors? This book discuss...

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Main Author: Örtenblad, Anders
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA Edward Elgar Pub. 2016, c. 2016
Series:Research handbooks in business and management
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • towards transformative CSR, or CSR 2.0 / Wayne Visser
  • 20. Against CSR: the meaning and meaninglessness of CSR in China / Shih-Wei Hsu
  • 21. Conclusions, a contingency model of CSR and recommendations for further research / Anders Örtenblad
  • establishing the art of contextualizing CSR as a research area / Anders Örtenblad
  • 2. Corporate social responsibility as concept and activity: an overview / Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz
  • 3. The importance of context in understanding CSR / D. Kirk Davidson
  • 4. The social context in CSR research: a contextualist approach with critical applications / Andromachi Athanasopoulou and John W. Selsky
  • Part II. corporate social responsibility in context
  • Section A religion/level of economic development/continent
  • 5. Islamic and Buddhist perspectives of corporate social responsibility / Patsy Perry and Aini Ahmad
  • 6. CSR in developed versus developing countries: a comparative glimpse / Dima Jamali and Charlotte Karam
  • 7. Does diffusion cover differentiation? looking into corporate social responsibility in Asia / Patrick Reinmoeller
  • Section B industry
  • 8. Corporate social responsibility in food processing industry / George Michael Hall
  • 9. Corporate social responsibility in shipping industry / Maria Lekakou, Ioannis Theotokas and Evangelia Stefanidaki
  • 10. Corporate social responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry / Wen Li Chan, Jeremy Eng Tuck Cheah and Luiz Montanheiro
  • Section C mixed contexts
  • 11. Corporate social responsibility in the ready made garments industry in Bangladesh / Fara Azmat and Mohammed Ziaul Haque
  • 12. Corporate social responsibility in the Greek shipping business / Irene Fafaliou and Tina Aroni
  • 13. Corporate social responsibility in the Turkish pharmaceutical industry / Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz
  • Section D specific situation
  • 14. The relevance of CSR in the case of insurance firm and motorcycle gang in Norway / Petter Gottschalk
  • 15. Fraud examiners in white-collar crime investigations / Petter Gottschalk
  • Part III. comments and reflections