Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility: From Ideas to Impacts (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance)

This book presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted view of the state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) development in organizations in different industries around the world. It is based on the assumption that companies today must shift their focus to their long-term prosperity and the complex and interrelated environmental, social, economic and political ecosystems within which they function. The book tracks ideas through to impacts, offering unique perspectives on stimulating topics such as awareness among female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, views of upper-management in Polish firms, Japanese CSR strategies and the social relevance of corporate initiatives, pragmatic approaches of CSR design principles in Scandinavia and many more. The book collects not only examples from different countries and global regions, but also cases from a diverse range of globally relevant industries. It discusses the different stages of CSR development at a professional, conceptual and strategic level, and integrates them into a comprehensive framework to define the adequate course of action for each stage. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Rationales of Lawyers, Accountants and Financial Analysts in Shaping the EU Agenda on CSR....Pages 3-23 Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria: Drivers and Barriers Experienced by Female Entrepreneurs When Undertaking CSR....Pages 25-45 From Ideas to Impacts: CSR in the Eyes of Top Managers in Poland....Pages 47-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 Solutions or Legitimations? How the Conceptualization of Organizational Identity Shapes the Social Relevance of CSR Initiatives in Two Japanese Corporations....Pages 67-98 Corporate Social Responsibility: Theoretical Underpinnings and Conceptual Developments....Pages 99-120 Relationships Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Planning....Pages 121-137 Walking the Second Mile before the First: A Corporate Social Responsibility Conundrum?....Pages 139-159 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 Balancing Organisational Design Principles: A Pragmatic Scandinavian Approach to CSR....Pages 163-178 Authentic CSR and Leadership: Towards a Virtues-Based Model of Stakeholder Dialogue and Engagement. The Loccioni Group Experience....Pages 179-203 Corporate Social Responsibility and Farm Animal Welfare: Towards Sustainable Development in the Food Industry?....Pages 205-222 The Implementation of CSR Management and Stakeholder Relations in Japan....Pages 223-241 Back Matter....Pages 243-247 "This book presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted view of the state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) development in organizations in different industries around the world. It is based on the assumption that companies today must shift their focus to their long-term prosperity and the complex and interrelated environmental, social, economic and political ecosystems within which they function."--Publisher's website