Corporate Social Responsibility: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for 21st Century Leaders (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance)

In today's global business environment it is no longer acceptable that a corporation does well simply by doing good. It is expected. With increasing pressures from stakeholders to improve the bottom line as well as to be good corporate citizens, business leaders face tough decisions. What social issues should we support? What initiatives should we develop that will do the most good for the company as well as the cause? Do we include social messages in our advertising, encourage our employees to volunteer, do we modify our business practices? How do we integrate a new initiative into current strategies? These and other challenges will continue to face future leaders. This book provides thoughtful answers to these important questions, and to many more. The book offers suggestions on how to choose among major worthy causes and also how to measure the amount of good achieved both for the recipients and the companies themselves. Of course, all is not only about challenges, there are loads of opportunities that go along with them but it’s only responsible and sustainable leaders who would be able to spot these opportunities. That is the future which awaits 21 st century leaders. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of the Concept and Analysis of the Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 3-15 The Ethical Foundations for CSR....Pages 17-33 Corporate Social Responsibility: A Governable Space....Pages 35-50 EI, IQ and Competence: Toward a Comparative Model of China and Bangladesh....Pages 51-65 Confucius’ Teachings and Corporate Social Responsibility....Pages 67-85 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Environmental Performance: The Impact of R&D Intensity on Firms’ Environmental Concerns....Pages 89-110 CSR Life-Cycle Exploration....Pages 111-125 Corporate Leaders’ Perceptions About Corporate Social Responsibility: An Exploratory Analysis....Pages 127-142 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 CSR-Oriented SMEs: A Question of Entrepreneurial Virtues in Action? Reflections in Theory and Practice....Pages 145-170 Corporate Social Responsibility: A New Management Paradigm?....Pages 171-180 Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation in the EU and USA: The Trend and the Way Forward....Pages 181-197 Corporate Social Responsibility: An Indian Perspective....Pages 199-216 Front Matter....Pages 217-217 Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Education: A Review of Current Status of American Business Schools Curriculum....Pages 219-233 Corporate Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions in the Development of Communities and Society in Nigeria....Pages 235-264 Management and Policy Process in Adult Education: Leadership Implications to Corporate Social Responsibility in Higher Institutions....Pages 265-275 Ethics in American Universities: A Review of Ethics Teaching in Business Schools Accounting Programs....Pages 277-287 Back Matter....Pages 289-296 In today's global business environment it is no longer acceptable that a corporation does well simply by doing good. It is expected. With increasing pressures from stakeholders to improve the bottom line as well as to be good corporate citizens, business leaders face tough decisions. What social issues should we support? What initiatives should we develop that will do the most good for the company as well as the cause? Do we include social messages in our advertising, encourage our employees to volunteer, do we modify our business practices? How do we integrate a new initiative into current strategies? These and other challenges will continue to face future leaders. This book provides thoughtful answers to these important questions, and to many more. The book offers suggestions on how to choose among major worthy causes and also how to measure the amount of good achieved both for the recipients and the companies themselves. Of course, all is not only about challenges, there are loads of opportunities that go along with them but it s only responsible and sustainable leaders who would be able to spot these opportunities. That is the future which awaits 21st century leaders. " This thoughtful analysis focuses on core issues in the development of corporate social responsibility, showing leaders in business and government how to maximize the benefits of social initiatives and move towards more sustainable business models