Introduction : the quest for responsible leadership in business / Thomas Maak and Nicola M. Pless -- Ethics : the heart of leadership / Joanne B. Ciulla -- Responsible leadership : a relational approach / Thomas Maak and Nicola M. Pless -- A compass for decision making / Lynn Sharp Paine --...

"While the concept and domain of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not new - its beginnings can be tracked back to the 1960s - its scope, urgency, and relevance have shifted dramatically in recent years. CEO responses show that the majority of business leaders understand that they operate...

Porter and Kramer's Creating Shared Value framework was recently called into question in a stinging attack in this journal. Recognizing that CSV shines as a managerial framework around “win-win” business and society issues — “A cases” — we argue that CSV leaves managers ill-equipped...