Corporate Social Responsibility
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776814151
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Defining Corporate Social Responsibility; title: 1.1. Introduction; title: 1.2. Definitions of CSR; title: 1.3. The effects of organisational activity; title: 1.4. The principles of CSR; title: 1.5. Conclusion; title: 1.6. References; title: 1.7. Further reading; title: 1.8. Self-test Questions; title: 2. The principles of CSR; title: 2.1. Introduction; title: 2.2. The prominence of CSR; title: 2.3. Changing emphasis in companies; title: 2.4. Environmental issues and their effects and implications; title: 2.5. Externalising costs; title: 2.6. The Social Contract; title: 2.7. Conclusions; title: 2.8. References; title: 2.9. Further reading; title: 2.10. Self-test Questions; title: 3. Stakeholders & the social contract; title: 3.1. Introduction; title: 3.2. What is a stakeholder?; title: 3.3. Multiple stakeholding; title: 3.4. The classification of stakeholders; title: 3.5. Stakeholder Theory; title: 3.6. Regulation and its implications; title: 3.7. Risk Reducing; title: 3.8. Conclusions; title: 3.9. References; title: 3.10. Further Reading; title: 3.11. Self-test Questions; title: 4. Issues concerning Sustainability; title: 4.1. Introduction; title: 4.2. Defining sustainability; title: 4.3. The Brundtland Report; title: 4.4. Critiquing Brundtland; title: 4.5. Sustainability and the Cost of Capital; title: 4.6. Redefining sustainability; title: 4.7. Distributable sustainability; title: 4.8. Summarising Sustainability; title: 4.9. Conclusions; title: 4.10. References; title: 4.11. Further reading; title: 4.12. Self-test Questions; title: 5. Ethics, CSR and Corporate Behavior; title: 5.1. Introduction 54; title: 5.2. What is Ethics? The Why ?; title: 5.3. Ethical philosophies; title: 5.4. The Gaia Hypothesis; title: 5.5. Corporate Behaviour; title: 5.6. CSR, Ethics and Corporate Behavior; title: 5.7. Corporate Reputation; title: 5.8. Conclusion; title: 5.9. References; title: 5.10. Further Reading; title: 5.11. Self-test Questions; title: 6. Performance Evaluation and Performance Reporting; title: 6.1. Introduction; title: 6.2. What is performance?; title: 6.3. Social accounting; title: 6.4. Aspects of performance; title: 6.5. The balanced scorecard; title: 6.6. The environmental audit; title: 6.7. The Measurement of Performance; title: 6.8. The Evaluation of Performance; title: 6.9. Multi-dimensional performance management; title: 6.10. Conclusions; title: 6.11. References; title: 6.12. Further reading; title: 6.13. Self-test questions; title: 7. Globalisation and CSR; title: 7.1. Introduction; title: 7.2. Globalisation; title: 7.3. How Globalisation Affects CSR; title: 7.4. Globalisation, Corporate Failures and CSR; title: 7.5. Is Globalisation an opportunity or threat for CSR?; title: 7.6. Conclusion; title: 7.7. References; title: 7.8. Further Reading; title: 7.9. Self-test Questions; title: 8. CSR in not for profit organisations; title: 8.1. Introduction; title: 8.2. Distinguishing features of sector; title: 8.3. Types of NFP organisation; title: 8.4. Motivation for NFP’s; title: 8.5. Implications for managers; title: 8.6. Available resources; title: 8.7. Structure of a charity; title: 8.8. Accounting issues; title: 8.9. CSR issues in NFPs; title: 8.10. Conclusions; title: 8.11. References; title: 8.12. Further reading; title: 8.13. Self-test questions; title: 9. CSR and Strategy; title: 9.1. Introduction; title: 9.2. The Role of a Business Manager; title: 9.3. The objectives of a business; title: 9.4. The Tasks of a Manager; title: 9.5. The importance of performance measurement; title: 9.6. Managers and business ethics; title: 9.7. Corporate Governance; title: 9.8. Corporate Governance Principles; title: 9.9. Conclusions; title: 9.10. References; title: 9.11. Further reading; title: 9.12. Self-test Questions; title: 10. Corporate Social Responsibility and Leadership; title: 10.1. Introduction; title: 10.2. The concept of leadership; title: 10.3. Styles of Leadership; title: 10.4. Organisational culture and styles of leadership; title: 10.5. Motivation; title: 10.6. Definitions of power; title: 10.7. Sources of power; title: 10.8. Systems of control; title: 10.9. Strategic planning; title: 10.10. Corporate planning; title: 10.11. Planned and emergent strategy; title: 10.12. Feedback; title: 10.13. Agency Theory; title: 10.14. The Limitations of Agency Theory; title: 10.15. Conclusion; title: 10.16. References; title: 10.17. Further reading; title: 10.18. Self-test Questions; title: 11. Notes