Balanced Scorecard and Sustainability -- Benefit Corporations -- Business call to Action -- Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Theory -- Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure -- CSR and Women -- CSR Butterfly Effect -- CSR: Evolution of Concept -- Family-Owned Firms -- Green...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between business and society by addressing key issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, ethics and governance. Thanks to the different visions and perspectives offered by a global group of authors with a...

This book provides a rich collection of essays discussing and showcasing the transformation of businesses around the world towards sustainability and responsibility. Based on a framework of global theoretical approaches, it presents practical examples and cases from a variety of industries,...

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...

A History of research on CSR in China - the obstacles for the implementation of CSR in emerging markets -- Chinese private enterprises implement CSR: why, what and how a case study on 'Whenzhou PPP Project on CSR' -- The opportunities and challenges of Sino-German CSR cooperation -- Social...

This open access book is a compact guide to the development of sustainable business, which has become the central concept in discussions about the future development of humanity and planet earth. It provides basic terminology and concepts on sustainable business and offers insights into a new...