Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

ISBN-13: 9783540688129 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 508 str.

MR Samuel O. Idowu; Walter Leal Filho

Opis

Being socially responsible on the part of corporate entities is now no longer an option, it is part of their normal business obligations to all their stakeholders regardless of whether these are primary or secondary stakeholders. Modern societies around the world now expect corporate entities of all shapes and forms to be socially responsible in whatever they do; the Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility is a first attempt at bringing together in one book experts' accounts of how corporate entities in twenty independent nations around the world are dealing with the issue of CSR. The world today faces diverse social problems. These become apparent as one moves from one country to the next, interestingly, society now expects corporations to help in finding solutions to these problems. The problem of global warming affects us all; modern corporations can no longer continue to assume that the problem will go away, if nothing is done by them. We can all make a little difference by our actions."

Spis treści

Global Practices of CSR in Context.- Part I: Europe: Practicing CSR in the UK.- CSR Global Practices: France.- An Overview of CSR Practices in Corporate Germany.- An Exploratory Study of the Social Dimension of CR in Finland.- The Practice of CSR in Sweden.- Understanding the CSR Landscape in Belgium.- Contents of CSR Reports of Companies in Greece.- Corporate Social Disclosures in Russia.- Part II: East Asia: CSR in China.- Value Relevance of Accounting Numbers.- Part III: The Americas: The Practice of CSR in the USA.- An Overview of CSR Programmes in Mexico.- The Practice of CSR in Costa Rica.- Social Responsibility in Brazil is still under construction.- CSR: A Snapshot of USA Organizations’ Practices.- Part IV: Middle East & Africa: A Study of Social Responsibility Disclosure Practices of Egyptian Companies.- Social Responsibility and Civil Society Practices in Turkey.- CSR Activities as a Vehicle for Economic Development in Nigeria.- CSR in Turkey.- CSR in South Africa.- Part V: Australasia: Practices and Experiences of CSR in Australia.- Corporate Social Responsibility.

O autorze

Samuel O. Idowu is a senior lecturer in Accounting at the city campus of London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan University where he was course organizer for Accounting Joint degrees and lately the Course Leader/Personal Academic Adviser (PAA) for students taking Accounting Major/Minor and Accounting Joint degrees. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators and a named freeman of the City of London. Samuel Idowu has published about forty articles in both professional and academic journals and contributed chapters in edited books. Samuel has been in academia for 23 years, winning one of the Highly Commended Awards of Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence in 2008. He has examined for the following UK professional bodies: the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and has marked examination papers for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).