LEADER 05924nam 2200601I 450 001 9910814408003321 005 20230126203336.0 010 $a1-351-28170-4 010 $a1-351-28171-2 010 $a1-351-28172-0 010 $a1-909493-55-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001040338 035 $a(EBL)1741627 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101047 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11709768 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101047 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11066645 035 $a(PQKB)10604398 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1741627 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650105 035 $a(OCoLC)828743281 035 $a(OCLC)828743281 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781351281720 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1741627 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001040338 100 $a20181112h20182005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||| ||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCorporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance $eGlobal Perspectives /$fedited by Istemi Demirag 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBoca Raton, FL :$cRoutledge,$d[2018]. 210 4$dİ2005. 215 $a1 online resource (380 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-874719-56-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Emerging governance structures, risks and networking -- pt. 2. Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder theory -- pt. 3. Empirical studies on emerging governance structures and corporate social responsibility -- pt. 4. Corporate governance and its implications for regulators and civil society -- pt. 5. Multinational companies and their implications for the new governance structures, regulators and civil society. 330 3 $aThe "business case" for corporate social responsibility, which suggests that socially and environmentally aware companies can expect to reap financial rewards, is seemingly gaining widespread acceptance within the business community. This is particularly apparent in the ever-increasing number of prominent companies parading their social, ethical and environmental credentials by producing paper- or web-based social and environmental, or sustainability, reports. In so doing, reporting companies claim, they are demonstrating a clear commitment to transparency and accountability to their key stakeholder groups. However, in the prevailing voluntaristic, business-case-centred climate within which such initiatives are taking place, little thought appears to have gone into the question of how stakeholders, other than the capital provider group, can actually use corporate disclosures offered in order to hold management accountable for the social and environmental consequences of their actions. While much corporate rhetoric abounds concerning notions of stakeholder dialogue and engagement, rigorous analysis of the governance implications of their claimed commitment to the principles of corporate social responsibility is largely conspicuous by its absence. Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance seeks to explore this "missing link" between CSR (and associated reporting initiatives) and governance mechanisms that are capable of embracing true stakeholder accountability. A wide range of case studies, drawing on experiences of both public- and private-sector initiatives in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America and Asia, offer insightful analysis of the complex relationships between the state, the market and civil society in the development of CSR, accountability and sustainable development.The book employs a multidisciplinary perspective in order to analyse the political, social, economic, technological, legal and organisational shaping of CSR. The complexities underpinning the concept are thereby clearly drawn out and the gross oversimplifications inherent in the prevailing consultancy-driven, business-case literature painfully exposed. Above all, the book offers a sound, practically and theoretically informed contribution to public policy debate and reflects and builds on urgent calls from public- and private-sector policy-makers as well as academics to develop better governance and accountability frameworks for business to deal with the imperatives of social responsibility, sustainable development and ethics. This book is divided into five parts. In Part 1, the complex concepts of responsibility, accountability and governance are discussed, and in particular the presumed relationships between the state, the market and civil society in improving accountability and governance are explored and critiqued. Part 2 consists of chapters relating to corporate social responsibility and stakeholder theory. Part 3 is concerned with empirical studies covering governance structures, networking and corporate social responsibility. Part 4 deals with corporate governance and its implications for regulators and civil society. Part 5 discusses multinational companies and how they impact on national governance regimes. Finally, a summary is provided with emerging international patterns of accountability and governance structures. Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance will be essential reading for public and private policy-makers and practitioners and academics interested in how CSR can become more than a soundbite, and rather a substantial force for better global corporate governance and accountability. 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 606 $aCorporate governance 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 615 0$aCorporate governance. 676 $a658.408 702 $aDemirag$b Istemi 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814408003321 996 $aCorporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Governance$93973290 997 $aUNINA