CSR encompasses broad questions about the changing relationship between business, society, and government. An authoritative review of the academic research that has both prompted, and responded to, these issues, the text provides clear thinking and perspectives on CSR and the debates around it.

"In today's turbulent business climate, business ethics are more important than ever. Surveys of employees show that misconduct is on the rise. Cover stories reporting indictments, prosecutions, and penalties imposed for unethical business conduct appear almost daily. Legislatures pass...

This text offers an introduction to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Brent Beal introduces the basic concept of CSR, briefly discusses the challenges of defining it, and summarises important conceptual models. CSR is examined in the context of the perfect competition market model, market...

Responsible Business in Unceratain Times and for a Sustainabe Future: An Introduction -- Adaptive Sustainability for Business Management in an Age of Disruption and Transformation -- Closing the loop: Circular Economy through Sustainable Innovation Lens -- How useful is the Global Reporting...

Preface -- Part I. background and introduction -- 1. Introduction: establishing the art of contextualizing CSR as a research area / Anders Örtenblad -- 2. Corporate social responsibility as concept and activity: an overview / Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz -- 3. The importance of context in...

0 Vorwort -- 1 Transdisziplinäre und innovative Herausforderungen -- 2 Ein Hochschultyp im Quantensprung - Zur Dynamik von Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften -- 3 Community-based Research zur Förderung des professionellen Handels von sozialwissenschaftlichen Studierenden -- 4...