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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796881703321

Titolo

The critical state of corporate social responsibility in Europe / / edited by Ralph Tench, Brian Jones and William Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing, , 2018

ISBN

1-78756-151-8

1-78756-149-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 pages)

Collana

Critical studies on corporate responsibility, governance and sustainability, , 2043-9059 ; ; volume 12

Disciplina

658.408

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business - Europe

Business & Economics - Business Ethics

Business ethics & social responsibility

Europe

Europa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims -- Introduction -- CSR policies and approaches at the EU and national level: a critical review -- CSR development in Europe: contextual differences and understandings -- CSR perceptions and attitudes: stakeholder perspectives -- CSR implementation in organisations: radical changes and challenges -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

European approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are supposed to be largely different from those in other continents like America, Asia, and Africa. Yet, European approaches to CSR are not a single and static one, but vary across and within national states and shift over time. This edited volume aims at exploring the uniqueness and complexity of European CSR approaches, perspectives, and practices through a critical lens. It contributes to existing understanding of European CSR by addressing the frontier CSR issues in the current state at the EU, national and institutional levels. Specifically, the volume critically examines the macro-level CSR frameworks, policies, and trends and their impact on CSR practices at the micro-level, including the roles of EU and national governments in



shaping the CSR landscape in similar and different ways. It also analyses how various stakeholder groups and business sectors and firms across major European countries perceive, interpret and approach CSR in a dynamic way. Contributors of this book are experts mainly from Western and Eastern European countries and thus provide rich experiences, fresh insights, and deep understanding of the critical state of CSR in Europe.