SAGE Brief Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility

Advice and tips from a range of SAGE Study Skills authors.

Part I. Corporate Social Responsibility and Related Terms Corporate Social Responsibility Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Strategic Philanthropy Corporate Citizenship Sustainability Corporate Accountability Corporate Moral Agency Social Entrepreneurship Part II: Corporate Social Responsibility on the Global Stage Global Business Citizenship Global Codes of Conduct Multinational Corporations (MNCS) Part III: Corporate Governance, Stakeholders and Shareholders Corporate Governance Stakeholder Theory Stakeholder Responsibility Shareholder Wealth Maximization Berle-Dodd Debate Part IV: Corporate Social Responsiveness: Public Affairs and Public Relations, Politics, and Philanthropy Corporate Social Responsiveness Corporate Public Affairs Public Relations Corporate Political Advocacy Corporate Philanthropy Part V: Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility and Implications for Financial Performance Corporate Social Performance Social Accountability Social Audits Triple Bottom Line Corporate Social Financial Performance Profit Maximization, Corporate Social Responsibility As Appendix A: Problematic Practices Appendix B: Directory of CSR-related organizations and internet links Appendix C: Directory of CSR information sources and publications

"[This book] provides a quick and useful guide to help readers learn in the most recent trends in corporate social responsibility practice and research by presenting a wide ranging collection of key terms and concepts...It is easy to read and to learn quickly what key concepts are used and discussed in both academia and industry." -- Soojin Kim * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *