Corporate Social Responsibility in a Dynamic Global Environment (eBook, PDF)

Sustainable Management in Challenging Times
Redaktion: Arraiano, Irene Guia; Idowu, Samuel O.; Schmidpeter, René; Del Baldo, Mara; Díaz, Belén

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Produktbeschreibung

This book highlights the latest research on responsible business and its practical implications for the economy, society, academia, and politics. It presents selected contributions from respected scholars and experts who have conducted international research on corporate social responsibility, sustainability, ethics, corporate governance, finance, and responsible investing.

The book examines the spreading and enhancement of CSR and sustainability at the micro, meso, and macro levels, especially in light of their increased relevance following the recent pandemic.

Taken together, the results of the empirically and theoretically based contributions offer a unique and multi-faceted perspective on current global trends and expected developments in this area. They cover a wide range of contexts and situations, helping readers expand their knowledge and drive effective change to tap their organizations' full potential.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 405
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031246470
• Artikelnr.: 67815641

Autorenporträt

Irene Guia Arraiano is a Professor in the Business Department at Lisbon Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic Institute (ISCAL) in Portugal. She currently teaches Operational Research and Finance and is also the Erasmus coordinator in business courses. She is a member of the CEFAGE - Research Centre of Évora University (Portugal). Her research interests predominantly focus on the interaction between finance, corporate social responsibility, and socially responsible investment. She is part of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Global Corporate Governance Institute (USA) and a member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility. Irene Arraiano actively participates as a member of the Organizing Committee and Scientific Board of International Scientific events. Belen Díaz is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Cantabria (Spain) and Academic Director at Santander Financial Institute (SANFI). Previously, she has been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Director of Campus and Social Development at the University of Cantabria. The quality of her research was recognized with the "Sanchis Alcover Award", awarded by the Scientific Association of Economy and Management. She is currently part of the academic advisory committee in the Global Corporate Governance Institute (USA). Her main research interests include, among others: CSR, corporate governance, sustainable finance, mergers and acquisitions, companies' valuation. She is author of more than 50 publications.  Mara Del Baldo is Associate Professor of Business Administration and Accounting Studies at the University of Urbino where she teaches Financial Accounting and Economics of Sustainability and Accountability. She has been a visiting professor in several European Universities, received invitations to international conferences and is a member of different international and Italian scientific networks, including the academic advisory committee in the Global Corporate Governance Institute (USA), the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR), the SPES Institute and the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN). Her main research interests include, among others: entrepreneurship and small business, CSR and business ethics, financial, social and integrated reporting, accounting and gender, benefit corporation and economy of communion companies. She is board member and serves as a reviewer of several international journals. She published in several Italian and international journals as well as in books of the Springer Series on CSR, Ethics and Governance. René Schmidpeter is Research Professor at BFH Bern (Switzerland) and guest professor/lecturer in Germany, Austria, China, USA, India, Australia and England. He is series editor for Springer's CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance book series, editor of the Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management (ESM) as well as editor of the Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility (DCSR). His research and teaching activities focus on sustainable business transformation, international perspectives on sustainability, social innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship with special focus on the relationship between business and society. René serves as an expert in many academic, economic and political steering committees as well as sustainability advisory boards. He is Vice President of the Global Corporate Governance Institute (GCGI) and Founder of M3TRIX / TETRANOMICS in Cologne and Munich, Germany. Samuel O. Idowu is a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University(UK). He is a fellow member of the Chartered Governance Institute, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators and a named freeman of theCity of London. Samuel has been in academia for more than 30 years. He is an editor in chief of the International Journal of CSR and editor in chief of the American Journal of Economics and Business Administration and also a series editor of the book series CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Business and Society.- Chapter 1. Women: Beyond Social Responsibility and Toward Social Innovation for a Sustainable Society. Lesson From the Past.- Chapter 2. Higher Professional Technical Course in Portugal: The Case Study of the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda.- Chapter 3. A Study on Management Supporting Employment of Disabled in Japan.- Chapter 4. Staying Legitimate in a Changing Climate: A Framework for Studying Corporate Climate Change Communication.- Chapter 5. Sustainable and Smart Living Versus Unworthy Conditions in Portugal.- Chapter 6. Institutional Roles in Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in Tanzania.- Chapter 7. Implications of Fluidity in Compliance Regime for India's Compulsory CSR Law.- Part II. CSR Experiences in Different Industries.- Chapter 8. Promoting Decent Work in Global Production - Lessons Learnt from the Jordanian Garment Industry.- Chapter 9. CSR Activities of Retail Chains Operating in Poland.- Chapter 10. University Social Responsibility (USR): From the Perspectives of Top 10 Universities in Japan.- Chapter 11. Institutionalization of CSR Practices in Nutrition.- Chapter 12. Do the ESG Factors Affect a Bank Insolvency? A Study Applied to Spanish Credit Cooperatives (Cajas Rurales) Between 2010 and 2015.- Chapter 13. Relation Between Internal Social Responsibility and Job Satisfaction in Serbian Service Companies.- Part III. Corporate Governance.- Chapter 14. The Evolution of Chinese Corporate Governance.- Chapter 15. The Core Capital Approach to Board: A Case Study of People's Credit Banks in Indonesia.- Chapter 16. Lessons in Financial Governance from Bowen's Family Systems Model.- Part IV. CSR and Performance: Reporting and Evaluation.- Chapter 17. Mandatory Non-financial Disclosures: The State of Art.- Chapter 18. Towards a Novel Approach to Companies-stakeholder Relationship: Modelling IBEX35 Long Run Value Creation.- Chapter 19. Communication Professionals as Social Change Agents in Times of Crisis.- Chapter 20.Determining the Environmental Information Disclosure Level.