Handbook of Business Legitimacy : Responsibility, Ethics and Society

1. Definition and Conditions of Business Legitimacy -- 2. Classical Theorists of Business Legitimacy -- 3. Business Legitimacy from the Point of View of Religion and Theology -- 4. Organization, Business Legitimacy and Business Ethics Theories -- 5. Sociology, Societal Change and Legitimation Paradigms -- 6. Public Governance, Co-Creation, Innovation, Taxation and Business Legitimacy -- 7. Law, Reflexive Law, Business Legitimacy and Corporate Social Responsibility -- 8. Public Relations, Marketing, the Public Sphere and Business Legitimacy -- 9. Communication and Public Constructions of Business Legitimacy -- 10. Philosophical Dimensions of Corporate Citizenship and Business Legitimacy -- 11. Business Legitimacy as Institutionalization of Responsibility -- 12. Management of Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Legitimacy -- 13. Accounting, Accountability, Stakeholders and Business Legitimacy -- 14. Legitimation Strategies for Business Corporations -- 15. Organizational Identity, HRM, Employee Motivation and Business Legitimacy -- 16. Business Economics, Finance, Governance and Business Legitimacy -- 17. Legitimation with Different Forms of Practice of Legitimacy in Complex Societies -- 18. Conflicting Notions of CSR and Business Legitimacy in Globalization -- 19. Business Legitimacy, Electronic Economy, Digital Work Life, and Surveillance -- 20. Business Legitimacy in Different Parts of the World -- 21. Polycentric Dimensions of Business Legitimacy in Complex Societies -- 22. Sustainable Development, Ecology, the Anthropocene and Business Legitimacy -- 23. Business Legitimacy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).