The Critical State of Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe.

Front Cover -- The Critical State of Corporate Social Responsibility In Europe -- Contents -- Copyright Page -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- About the Volume Editors -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part I. Introduction -- The Critical State of Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe: An Introduction -- References -- Part II. CSR Policies and Approaches at the EU and National Level: A Critical Review -- EU CSR Policy Co-Design: A Shopping Basket Voluntary Approach -- CSR and Multi-Stakeholder Participation -- CSR: Macro-Shifts -- Corporate Governance and Multi-Level Governance -- Participation: A Conceptual Framework -- EU CSR Policy Development -- EU Levels of Participation - Towards a CSR Policy Co-Design -- CSR EMS Forum: A Case -- CSR Policy Strategy and Public Consultation -- Conclusion -- References -- A Perspective from Corporate Governance: How CSR Is Approached by European Corporate Governance Codes -- Corporate Governance and CSR -- CSR Approaches in Corporate Governance Codes -- Sample -- Methodology -- Results -- Codes Issued by Governments -- Codes Issued by Industrial Associations -- Codes Issued by a Stock Exchange -- Codes Issued by a Composite -- Conclusion -- References -- Two Worlds Apart? Corporate Social Responsibility and Employment of People with Disabilities -- The European History of Registration of the Employment of PWDs -- 1944-1980: The Age of General Declarations and Basic Rights -- 1980-1999: International Focus and Organized Programmes on Disability Issues, Recognition of Importance of National Policie... -- After 1999: Detailed Registration, Long-term International Strategies, the Need for Harmonization of Different Initiatives ... -- Hungarian Registration on the Employment of PWDs.

1990-2010: Re-development of Protected Employment, Adoption of European Laws, Rethinking of the Disability Care System -- After 2010: Integration, Economic Incentives -- The Development of CSR: In the EU Policy and Practice -- As the First Stage of CSR in EU Policy (1993-2001) the Explicit Framing of CSR Could Be Experienced in European Countries -- On the Second Development Stage (2001-2011) the European Commission Tried to Change that by Mapping Out Its CSR Strategy an... -- After the Crisis, the EU Renewed Its CSR Definition and Strategy and It Was the Beginning of the Third Stage of CSR in the ... -- The Development of Hungarian CSR Policy -- Summary - The Registration of Employment of PWDs and CSR -- CSR and PWDs in the Scientific Literature -- Case Studies -- Szerencsejatek Zrt -- CSR Strategies and Main CSR Activities of the Company -- History and Present State of Employment of PWDs -- Aims and Motivation of Hiring PWDs -- Grundfos -- CSR Strategies and Main CSR Activities of the Company -- History and Present State of Employment of PWDs -- Aims and Motivation of Hiring PWDs -- Discussion and Interpretations -- Conclusion and Limitation of the Case Studies -- Notes -- References -- International and National Documents, Papers -- Active and Neutral Governmental Roles in the Context of Implicit Corporate Social Responsibility Model -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- Results -- Governments with Active Approach -- Governments with Neutral Approach -- Discussion -- Limitations and Further Research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- CSR in Germany: The Role of Public Policy -- Understanding CSR -- The Institutional Context: Germany as a CME -- CSR Initiatives in Germany -- Informational or Endorsing Instruments -- Partnering Instruments -- Hybrid Instruments -- Strategy for Sustainable Development.

National CSR Forum and National Action Plan on CSR -- National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights -- Financial or Economic Instruments -- Soft Legal (Rarely Mandating) Instruments -- Motivation behind CSR Initiatives -- Conclusion -- References -- The Reluctant State: A Failed Attempt to Develop a National CSR Policy -- Political Rationale for CSR -- The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Networks in Fostering CSR -- Developing CSR on a National Level: The Case of Slovenia -- Economic, Political, and Social CSR Context -- A Failed Attempt at a 'Bottom-Up' Approach to Creating a National CSR Policy -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part III. CSR Development in Europe: Contextual Differences and Understandings -- Transnational Corporate Social Responsibility: Fact, Fiction or Failure? -- Transnational Corporations and CSR -- A Linguistic Framework for Analysing CSR Communication -- Empirical Illustration -- Findings and Discussion -- Appeal to Ethos -- Relational Values -- Structure and Presentation -- Conclusion -- References -- Socio-cultural Differences in Understanding and Development of Corporate Social Responsibility in Germany and Croatia -- The Development of CSR in Germany and Croatia -- A Stakeholder Perspective on CSR: The Role of Consumers in Germany and Croatia -- Method -- Results -- Discussion: CSR a Concept for Western Countries? -- Implications: The Development of CSR in Transitional Economies -- Managerial Implications -- References -- Part IV. CSR Perceptions and Attitudes: Stakeholder Perspectives -- Challenging the Business Case Logic for Sustainability as an Instrument of CSR: Do Consumer Attitudes in Germany Support a ... -- Overview of the Business Case Logic and Methodological Approach -- Findings and Discussion -- General Attitudes towards Sustainability -- Sustainable Consumption.

The Conceptual Basics of Sustainable Consumption -- Empirical Results -- Socially Responsible Investments -- The Conceptual Basics of SRIs -- Empirical Results -- Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- The MBA Student and CSR: A Case Study from a European Business School -- Literature Review -- Broader Context of Criticisms of Materialist Philosophical Assumptions -- CSR and MBA Programmes: US Literature -- Business Schools and CSR: The European Perspective -- Conclusions on Literature -- Methodology -- Sample and Data Collection Tools -- Data Collection Tools -- To What Extent Are Students Motivated to Enrol on an MBA by Business Ethics and CSR Concerns in the UK/European Context? -- What Are MBA Student Knowledge and Attitudes on Business Ethics and CSR in the UK/European Context? -- To What Extent do Student View the MBA as Having Enhanced or Changed Their Ethical Awareness and Ability to Recognize Busin... -- To What Extent Has the MBA Met Student Expectations for Business Ethics and CSR Content in the UK/European Context? -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- The Role of Business Schools in CSR and Responsible Management Education: The Polish Students' Perspective -- CSR Concept Evolution and Importance -- Responsible Management Education -- CSR and Responsible Management Education - The Polish Students' Perspective -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part V. CSR Implementation in Organisations: Radical Changes and Challenges -- A Forgotten Issue: Fiscal Responsibility in the CSR Debate -- The Changing Environment for Corporate Taxes: From Local to Global -- Tax Dealings: From a Specialists' Issue to a Social Concern -- The Elusive Concept of FR -- FR and CSR -- Towards an Articulation between FR and CSR -- Conclusions -- References.

Corporate Social Responsibility of a French SME in the Transport Sector: Networking for Change -- CSR Implementation and Institutional Factors -- The Evolving Process of CSR Implementation -- SME CSR Environmental Engagement and Challenges -- The Interplay between the Institutional Setting and SME Environmental CSR -- Institutional Context of the Transport Industry in Europe -- CSR Integration Attempts in a French Transport SME -- Strategic Environmental Integration of the Transport SME -- Networks and CSR -- Institutional Arrangement and CSR Infusion -- Conclusion -- References -- Lessons on Frugal Eco-Innovation: More with Less in the European Business Context -- Eco-Innovation and Eco-Efficiency -- Delimitation of Frugal Eco-Innovation -- What Is Frugal Eco-innovation? -- Which Is not a Frugal Eco-Innovation? -- How Frugal Eco-Innovation Could Benefit European Firms? -- Conclusions and Implications -- Implications for Academics and Future Research -- Implications for Practitioners -- References -- Requirements and Practices of Social Reporting in Italian Not-for-Profit Organisations -- Literature Review -- Ongoing Path of Reform of the Italian NPO Sector -- Composition of the NPO Sector in Italy -- Practices of SRs in Italian NPOs -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- References -- CSR and Social Ontology: A Missing, but Necessary Link. Towards a Realist Account of the Firm -- CSR: Definition or Implementation? -- Why Social Ontology? -- Different Perspectives on a Vexed and Long-Standing Debate -- What Moral Meaning for CSR: Shared Agency, Collective Intentionality, Collective Responsibility -- Shared Agency -- Collective Responsibility -- Collective Intentionality -- Ontology of Social Collectives: How to Overcome a (Misleading) Dichotomic Approach -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index.

This edited volume aims at exploring the uniqueness and complexity of European CSR approaches, perspectives, and practices through a critical lens.

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