Contents: Introduction. Troubling times / Joanne B. Ciulla and Tobey K. Scharding -- Part I: Business and politics -- 1. Stepping down rather than up: the ethical option for business in our troubling times / Donna Ladkin -- 2. The dynamics of CSR in a comparative perspective: convergence towards...

Corporate social innovations are designed to benefit firms and society. Much like any innovation, corporate social innovations can backfire and quickly draw negative attention. In this article, we consider the conditions that lead to impactful corporate social innovations, and we develop an...