The Debate over Corporate Social ResponsibilitySteven K. May, George Cheney, Juliet Roper Should business strive to be socially responsible, and if so, how? The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility updates and broadens the discussion of these questions by bringing together in one volume a variety of practical and theoretical perspectives on corporate social responsibility. It is perhaps the single most comprehensive volume available on the question of just how "social" business ought to be. The volume includes contributions from the fields of communication, business, law, sociology, political science, economics, accounting, and environmental studies. Moreover, it draws from experiences and examples from around the world, including but not limited to recent corporate scandals and controversies in the U.S. and Europe. A number of the chapters examine closely the basic assumptions underlying the philosophy of socially responsible business. Other chapters speak to the practical challenges and possibilities for corporate social responsiblilty in the twenty-first century. One of the most distinctive features of the book is its coverage of the very ways that the issue of corporate social responsibility has been defined, shaped, and discussed in the past four decades. That is, the editors and many of the authors are attuned to the persuasive strategies and formulations used to talk about socially responsible business, and demonstrate why the talk matters. For example, the book offers a careful analysis of how certain values have become associated with the business enterprise and how particular economic and political positions have been established by and for business. This book will be of great interest to scholars, business leaders, graduate students, and others interested in the contours of the debate over what role large-scale corporate commerce should take in the future of the industrialized world. |
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... Corporate Deception and Fraud: The Case for an Ethical Apologia 167 Keith Michael Hearit Regulation: Government, Business, and the Self in the United States 177 John Llewellyn Can Corporate Personhood Be Socially Responsible? 190 Dean ...
... Corporate Deception and Fraud: The Case for an Ethical Apologia 167 Keith Michael Hearit Regulation: Government, Business, and the Self in the United States 177 John Llewellyn Can Corporate Personhood Be Socially Responsible? 190 Dean ...
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... person. Others, such as management scholar Keith Davis, were advocating an even more expansive understanding of CSR, relating it to a treatment of corporate power. Davis (1960) proposed the “Iron Law of Responsibility,” which suggested ...
... person. Others, such as management scholar Keith Davis, were advocating an even more expansive understanding of CSR, relating it to a treatment of corporate power. Davis (1960) proposed the “Iron Law of Responsibility,” which suggested ...
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... person is, in effect, imposing a tax of his or her choice in the process. He argues that it is best to trust market mechanisms when making decisions. A focus on social responsibility, according to Friedman, is a “fundamentally ...
... person is, in effect, imposing a tax of his or her choice in the process. He argues that it is best to trust market mechanisms when making decisions. A focus on social responsibility, according to Friedman, is a “fundamentally ...
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... corporate “person” in society. Thus, this part explores issues such as rights, obligations, and precedents from some of the most important legal cases and discussions of the past few decades. Our purpose is not to offer a legal history ...
... corporate “person” in society. Thus, this part explores issues such as rights, obligations, and precedents from some of the most important legal cases and discussions of the past few decades. Our purpose is not to offer a legal history ...
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... person or group make no difference in the oft-heard communication phrase “credibility building.” Indeed, words and actions are vital—the raw material of credibility. Lucas and Smith simply remind us that the ultimate credibility ...
... person or group make no difference in the oft-heard communication phrase “credibility building.” Indeed, words and actions are vital—the raw material of credibility. Lucas and Smith simply remind us that the ultimate credibility ...
Contents
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II Cases and Contexts | 57 |
III Legal Perspectives | 153 |
IV Economic Perspectives | 205 |
V Social Perspectives | 265 |
VI Environmental Perspectives | 319 |
The Contributions of Communication and Other Perspectives | 403 |
Index | 475 |
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