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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461895303321

Titolo

Corporate social responsibility : a research handbook / / edited by Kathryn Haynes, Alan Murray and Jesse Dillard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-65615-9

0-203-10608-3

1-136-25649-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DillardJesse F

HaynesKathryn

MurrayAlan

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Defining CSR -- pt. II. Taxation and social justice -- pt. III. The environment and sustainability -- pt. IV. Human rights and CSR -- pt. V. Corporate philanthropy and CSR -- pt. VI. CSR, sustainability, governance and civil society - where next?

Sommario/riassunto

Concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are widely used by businesses, professional bodies and academics, but are also widely contested. CSR is usually described as comprising three elements: environmental, economic and social, though there is no serious consensus on how to go about translating ideas into practice. This research handbook addresses some key areas of contention, theory and practice within CSR in order to address, challenge and inform debate in academia and practice.The collaborative text extends understanding of CSR through articulating current thinking on ea