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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786279003321

Autore

Amaeshi Kenneth

Titolo

Corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and innovation / / by Kenneth Amaeshi, Paul Nnodim, and Onyeka Osuji

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-17651-9

0-203-08194-3

1-299-16081-6

1-136-17652-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in business ethics ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

NnodimPaul

OsujiOnyeka

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Corporate governance

Entrepreneurship

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 (p. [123]-148) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Corporate Social Responsibility: Definitions and Meanings; 2 Corporate Social Responsibility as Stakeholder Orientation to Management; 3 Corporate Social Responsibility, Globalization, and the Global Governance Void; 4 Corporate Social Responsibility as the Private Governance of Externalities; 5 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Private Governance Mechanism: Implications for Markets

6 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Private Governance Mechanism: Implications for CSR in Different Institutional Contexts7 The Problem of Accountability in the Global Networks of Production; 8 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Business Philosophy and an Expression of Social Justice: Justice as Fairness; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite its recent popularity in literature, theory, and practice, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) remains a vague concept that struggles to define itself beyond the confines of corporate philanthropy



or sustainability. In some circles, it is a response to the present and anticipated climate change challenges, while in others it focuses on fair trade, corporate governance, and responsible investment. What then is CSR, and how do we understand its purpose? In Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, authors Kenneth Amaeshi and Paul Nnodim consider the