This book examines the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on local economies, and presents selected case studies of MNEs operating in low income countries. By balancing external social and environmental costs against its corresponding benefits, the book demonstrates that MNEs can have a...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ist entgegen weit verbreiteter Parolen kein reiner Kostenfaktor. Vielmehr bietet dieses Konzept, das ökonomische und soziale Prinzipien vereint, zweifachen Gewinn: für die Gesellschaft und für das Unternehmen. Dies gilt auch und besonders für kleine und...

Answering the call for a new theoretical approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), this paper makes a suggestion from a Weberian perspective. It briefly appraises the existing research on CSR and develops key points of a new approach based on their criticism. Suggesting that CSR is a...

The field of Corporate Social Responsibility is described and the theory on it is critically reviewed. It is argued that present theory is insufficient in explaining the phenomenon of CSR and might fail to recognize some of its deeper significance. A new basis for the theoretical analysis of CSR...