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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787885103321

Titolo

People, planet and profit : socio-economic perspectives of CSR / / edited by Samuel O. Idowu, Abubakar S. Kasum, Asli Yüksel Mermod

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Gower, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-315-59991-0

1-317-08260-5

1-317-08259-1

1-4094-6650-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

IdowuSamuel O

KasumAbubakar S

MermodAsli Yüksel

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Corporations - Social aspects

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Developmental Perspective of CSR: An Introduction; Part I Multinational Corporations and CSR; 1 Multinational Corporations and CSR in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector; 2 CSR and the Enterprise Culture of Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries; 3 CSR of Foreign Multinational Corporations in China; 4 The Economic and Social Impact of Multinational Corporations in Romania

5 A Comparative Study of CSR Practices by Multinational Corporations in their Operations in Developed and Developing Economies 6 CSR of Multinational and Indigenous Corporations in Romania; Part II CSR and Socio-economic Progress; 7 The Diamond-shaped Socio-economic Development of Botswana; 8 Towards a Political Economy Perspective on CSR in a Developing Country Context: A Case Study of Tanzania; 9 CSR and Energy Investments in Turkey; Part III CSR in the General



Environment; 10 Corporate Social Responsibility to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Extending Sustainable Development in Society

11 The Effectiveness of CSR Initiatives and their Impact upon Stakeholders 12 Livelihood Assets Financing as a CSR Initiative of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria; 13 Environmental Management Accounting: An Overview; 14 CSR: Global Perspective, Competitiveness, Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation; 15 CSR: A Modern Tool for Building Social Capital; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Many studies examine the relationship between good governance within corporations and socially responsible behaviour. In People, Planet and Profit the emphasis is on what corporations take from and give back to their stakeholders when apparently behaving in a corporately responsible fashion.Stakeholders, including employees, customers, host communities, governments and NGOs have diverse interests and expectations of CSR. This gives rise to questions about what constitutes CSR and its benefits to today's recipients and providers.This book provides thoughtful answers to these questions and asses