Corporate Responsibility

Paul A Argenti

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781483383101
• eBook ISBN: 9781483383118
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Betriebswirtschaft
• Subtopic: Wirtschaftssethik

"This is the cutting-edge textbook on a managerial approach to corporate responsibility. Students and executives will benefit a great deal by studying the cases and best practices that are here. It's a terrific book."

—Ed Freeman, Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of Business Administration,

Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

 

Corporate Responsibility offers a concise and comprehensive introduction to the functional area of corporate responsibility. Readers will learn how corporate responsibility is good for business and how leaders balance their organization's needs with responsibilities to key constituencies in society. Author Paul A. Argenti engages students with new and compelling cases by focusing on the social, reputational, or environmental consequences of corporate activities. Students will learn how to make difficult choices, promote responsible behavior within their organizations, and understand the role personal values play in developing effective leadership skills.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Publisher Note
• Part I What and Why
• Chapter 1 An Introduction to Corporate Responsibility
• Chapter 2 The Business Case for CR
• Part II Three Components of CR: Environmental, Social, and Governance
• Chapter 3 Environmental Responsibility
• Chapter 4 The Corporation’s Responsibility to Society: Human Rights and Labor Issues
• Chapter 5 The Corporation’s Responsibility to Consumers
• Chapter 6 Responsible Corporate Governance
• Part III Corporate Responsibility in Action
• Chapter 7 Corporate Ethics
• Chapter 8 Corporate Philanthropy
• Chapter 9 Communicating Corporate Responsibility
• Chapter 10 Implementing a CR Strategy
• Index