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The World Guide to CSR: A Country-by-Country Analysis of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility
Wayne Visser,Nick Tolhurst +1 more
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The World Guide to CSR: A Country-by-Country Analysis of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility as mentioned in this paper is the first book to provide comparable national profiles that describe the evolution and practice of CSR for 58 countries and 5 global regions.Abstract:
We are pleased to announce the publication of Greenleaf's major new reference guide. The World Guide to CSR: A Country-by-Country Analysis of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility is the first book to provide comparable national profiles that describe the evolution and practice of CSR for 58 countries and 5 global regions. This comprehensive volume will be an essential acquisition for organisations looking for the best possible intelligence on CSR issues in global markets. Order from the Greenleaf website (hardback | paperback) and receive 20% discount on the list price.read more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Theory: New Perspectives on Private Governance
TL;DR: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a pervasive topic in the business literature, but has largely neglected the role of institutions as discussed by the authors, which suggests going beyond grounding CSR in the voluntary behaviour of companies, and understanding the larger historical and political determinants of whether and in what forms corporations take on social responsibilities.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and institutional theory: new perspectives on private governance
TL;DR: In this article, the potential contributions of institutional theory to understand corporate social responsibility as a mode of governance are examined. But the focus is on the voluntary behavior of companies and not on the larger historical and political determinants of whether and in what forms corporations take on social responsibilities.
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The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Ioannis Ioannou,George Serafeim +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of sustainability disclosure regulations on firms' disclosure practices and valuations was examined, and the authors found that the increased likelihood by treated firms of voluntarily receiving assurance to enhance disclosure credibility and increased likelihood of voluntarily adopting reporting guidelines that enhance disclosure comparability.
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Human development as a central goal for human resource development
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors connect core aspects of the human development literature with its ethical and moral commitment to human flourishing and theoretical and applied scholarship in human resource development (HRD), and argue for the relevance of the HD frameworks for HRD.
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Stakeholder Perspectives on CSR of Mining MNCs in Argentina
TL;DR: In this article, the conceptualisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of mining multinationals (MNCs) in Argentina was examined and the suitability of CSR for addressing social, environmental and economic issues associated with mining in the country.
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries
TL;DR: The challenge for corporate social responsibility in developing countries is framed by a vision that was distilled in 2000 into the Millennium Development Goals (UN, 2006: 3). Unfortunately, these global aspirations remain far from being met in many developing countries today as mentioned in this paper.
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Skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors address a list of questions that seem especially pertinent for skills development in Sub-Saharan Africa today, namely: What should be the role of training when there is not enough modern sector employment? Given the widespread decay in public training systems, what role of the public sector in training? Are private training providers more cost-effective than public sector training providers? What is the capacity of private learning providers to fill the gap left by declining public investment in training, what is the relative importance of training within enterprises and does the state need to intervene to stimulate it?
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Corporate Social Responsibility Readings and Cases in a Global Context
TL;DR: The case for and against CSR in a global context is discussed in detail in this paper, where the authors propose a framework for CSR and develop a CSR strategy and develop CSR Partnerships and Self-Regulation.
Revisiting Carroll's CSR Pyramid: An African Perspective
TL;DR: The role of big business in Africa is mixed at best as mentioned in this paper and there is no shortage of examples of corporate complicity in political corruption, environmental destruction, labour exploitation and social disruption, stretching back more than 100 years.
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Mining in Southern Africa: Fair accountability or just greenwash?
Ralph Hamann,Paul Kapelus +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-related narratives and practices can be fruitfully assessed with reference to accountability and fairness as key criteria, and that companies’ CSR-related claims need to be treated with caution.
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