Part I. Business and Society -- Chapter 1. Women: Beyond Social Responsibility and Toward Social Innovation for a Sustainable Society. Lesson From the Past -- Chapter 2. Higher Professional Technical Course in Portugal: The Case Study of the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda -- Chapter 3. A Study...

Corporate social responsibility practices in the Nigerian oil industry: New legal direction and the implications for reporting -- Humanism as an institutional driver of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities -- CSR Disclosure, Motivation for Disclosure and Who Matters to the Firm:...

Being socially responsible on the part of corporate entities is now no longer an option. It is part of their normal business obligations to all their stakeholders regardless of whether these are primary or secondary stakeholders. Modern societies around the world now expect corporate entities of...

The last few decades have seen an increase in awareness on the part of corporate entities in Western democracies that they are morally obliged to give something back to society. An entity that fails to make a positive contribution to society will be perceived as being socially irresponsible! To...