The Managerial Sources of Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract

Drawing on transaction cost economics, Christian Thauer argues for the importance of internal drivers of corporate social responsibility. Cover; Half-title page; Series page ; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Figures; Tables; 1 Introduction ; 2 A theory of internal drivers of corporate social responsibility ; 3 Corporate social responsibility: an inside-view approach and perspective ; 4 Internal driver 1: the human resources dilemma ; 5 Internal drivers 2 and 3: the technological specialization and foreign direct investment dilemmas ; 6 Internal driver 4: the brand reputation dilemma ; 7 Conclusion: internal drivers, corporate social responsibility, and the spread of global standards ; References; Interviews; Index.