Purpose – This paper aims to explain why CSR policies have failed to render organizations more ethical and to propose concepts for using CSR for improving the ethics of organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the literature on CSR to compare how gaps in this field of...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how to further embed CSR thinking and practice into corporations, particularly in emerging markets, by reviewing and drawing similarities between key issues faced by all senior managers, namely ethics, leadership, personal responsibility and trust....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline concepts that can build an ethical society. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines selected literature on citizenship through the lens of theory building‐blocks. It identifies the role of leadership in society and its importance...