Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Value Creation

Abstract

Fourth edition. List of Figures; Glossary; Preface: Why CSR Matters; Plan of the Book; Acknowledgments; PART I: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; Chapter 1: What Is CSR?; A New Definition of CSR; The Evolution of CSR; Foundations of CSR; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 2: The Driving Forces of CSR; Affluence; Sustainability; Globalization; Communications; Brands; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 3: Corporate Rights and Responsibilities; Corporate Rights; Corporate Responsibilities; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Part I Case Study: Religion; Religion and Capitalism; Islamic Finance; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Next Steps; PART II: A STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 4: Stakeholder Theory. Who Is a Stakeholder; Which Stakeholders Should Be Prioritized?; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 5: Corporate Stakeholder Responsibility; CSR: A Corporate Responsibility?; CSR: A Stakeholder Responsibility?; Engaged Stakeholders; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 6: Who Owns the Corporation?; History of the Corporation; Shareholders Own Stock; Fiduciary Duties; Shareholders Versus Stakeholders; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Part II Case Study: Impact Investing; Socially Responsible Investing; Values-Based Funds; Social Impact Bonds; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Next Steps; PART III: An Economic Perspective; Chapter 7: The Pursuit of Profit; Markets; Profit; Social Progress. Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 8: Incentives and Compliance; Voluntary Versus Mandatory; Behavioral Economics; Walmart; Is Walmart Good for Society?; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 9: Accountability; Defining CSR; Measuring CSR; Pricing CSR; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Part III Case Study: Financial Crisis; The Great Recession; Moral Hazard; Global Capitalism; Occupy Wall Street; Countrywide; Bank of America; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Next Steps; PART IV: A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 10: Strategy + CSR; What Is Strategy?; Competing Strategy Perspectives; The Integration of Strategy and CSR; The CSR Threshold; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for. Discussion and Review; Chapter 11: CSR as a Strategic Filter; The CSR Filter; The Market for CSR; The CSR Filter in Action; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 12: Strategic CSR; Defining Strategic CSR; Strategic CSR Is Not an Option; Strategic CSR Is Business; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Part IV Case Study: Supply Chain; An Ethical Supply Chain; An Unethical Supply Chain; A Strategic Supply Chain; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Next Steps; PART V: A SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 13: Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Waste; Beyond Sustainability; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 14: Implementing CSR; Strategic Planning; Short- to Medium-Term Implementation; Medium- to. Long-Term Implementation; The Socially Responsible Firm; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Chapter 15: Sustainable Value Creation; Values, Morals, and Business Ethics; Creating Value; Values-Based Business; Strategic CSR Is Good Business; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Part V Case Study: Employees; The Gig Economy; Employee-Centered Firms; Strategic CSR Debate; Questions for Discussion and Review; Final Thoughts; Endnotes; Company Index; Subject Index; About the Author.