Governance and Social Responsibility

DAVID CROWTHER is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Head of Centre for Research into Organisational Governance at Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, UK. GÜLER ARAS is Professor of Finance and Accounting and Director of Graduate School at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Introduction to CSRDefining CSR: Contested TerrainThe Social, Political and Economic Context: Failure and the Need for CSRStakeholdersThe Principles of CSRIssues Concerning SustainabilityThe Social Contract: Moral Obligation or RegulationEthics, CSR and Corporate BehaviourCorporate and Managerial BehaviourAgency Theory and Governance IssuesPerformance Evaluation and Performance ReportingCSR in Non-Profit OrganisationsGlobalisation and RegulationStakeholders and Protest: Challenging Corporate ActivityCSR and StrategyCSR and LeadershipGlossaryIndex.

'If you are wanting a straightforward and readable guide into the theory and practice of CSR, this book is it. It offers useful background history, traverses some of the big issues surrounding CSR and the small niggly ones that plague practitioners, as well as useful frameworks and tools for understanding and action.' - Kate Kearins, Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Management, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand 'This timely and comprehensive text represents an excellent resource for students who want to gain an in-depth understanding of the interrelated fields of social responsibility and corporate governance. Aras and Crowther's well-balanced and clearly-written analysis shows how corporations can address their multiple responsibilities in society - a topic concerning most, if not all, of us.' - Andreas Rasche, Assistant Profess of Business in Society, University of Warwick, UK