The Debate over Corporate Social ResponsibilitySteven K. May, George Cheney, Juliet Roper Should business strive to be socially responsible, and if so, how? The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility updates and broadens the discussion of these questions by bringing together in one volume a variety of practical and theoretical perspectives on corporate social responsibility. It is perhaps the single most comprehensive volume available on the question of just how "social" business ought to be. The volume includes contributions from the fields of communication, business, law, sociology, political science, economics, accounting, and environmental studies. Moreover, it draws from experiences and examples from around the world, including but not limited to recent corporate scandals and controversies in the U.S. and Europe. A number of the chapters examine closely the basic assumptions underlying the philosophy of socially responsible business. Other chapters speak to the practical challenges and possibilities for corporate social responsiblilty in the twenty-first century. One of the most distinctive features of the book is its coverage of the very ways that the issue of corporate social responsibility has been defined, shaped, and discussed in the past four decades. That is, the editors and many of the authors are attuned to the persuasive strategies and formulations used to talk about socially responsible business, and demonstrate why the talk matters. For example, the book offers a careful analysis of how certain values have become associated with the business enterprise and how particular economic and political positions have been established by and for business. This book will be of great interest to scholars, business leaders, graduate students, and others interested in the contours of the debate over what role large-scale corporate commerce should take in the future of the industrialized world. |
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... movement with different meanings, in different guises and on different agendas in business, society, and government Therefore, this book by reputable scholars in communication studies could not be more timely. It makes some fine ...
... movement with different meanings, in different guises and on different agendas in business, society, and government Therefore, this book by reputable scholars in communication studies could not be more timely. It makes some fine ...
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... movement for CSR. This part explores past as well as contemporary corporate scandals, argues for the importance of ... movements and associations. Part III incorporates insights from recent developments in legal philosophy, especially ...
... movement for CSR. This part explores past as well as contemporary corporate scandals, argues for the importance of ... movements and associations. Part III incorporates insights from recent developments in legal philosophy, especially ...
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... movement. As in preceding parts, particular attention is paid to the role of communication in creating, maintaining, and transforming social movements related to the environment and CSR. The book concludes with part VII. Given that ...
... movement. As in preceding parts, particular attention is paid to the role of communication in creating, maintaining, and transforming social movements related to the environment and CSR. The book concludes with part VII. Given that ...
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... movement mirrors (as well as builds upon) the evolution of the global human rights regime. Like the development of international human rights standards and norms, which, we suggest, are integral to corporate global social responsibility ...
... movement mirrors (as well as builds upon) the evolution of the global human rights regime. Like the development of international human rights standards and norms, which, we suggest, are integral to corporate global social responsibility ...
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... movement of CSR to a proactive orientation not only is a result of increased knowledge of such dramatic events but also mirrors and works within a context of evolving global standards of human rights and the increased collaboration of ...
... movement of CSR to a proactive orientation not only is a result of increased knowledge of such dramatic events but also mirrors and works within a context of evolving global standards of human rights and the increased collaboration of ...
Contents
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II Cases and Contexts | 57 |
III Legal Perspectives | 153 |
IV Economic Perspectives | 205 |
V Social Perspectives | 265 |
VI Environmental Perspectives | 319 |
The Contributions of Communication and Other Perspectives | 403 |
Index | 475 |
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The Debate Over Corporate Social Responsibility Steve Kent May,Steve May,George Cheney,Juliet Roper Limited preview - 2007 |
The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility Steven K. May,George Cheney,Juliet Roper Limited preview - 2007 |
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