Professional Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility

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(2010), "Professional Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 21 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2010.08321bae.001

Professional Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility

Professional Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility

Article Type: Books and resources From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 21, Issue 2

Edited by Samuel Idowu and Walter Leal Filho,Springer,Berlin,January 2010,445 pp.,ISBN 978 3 642 02631 7,€117.99

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a matter of great concern and relevance in today’s world. Especially now, when the world is experiencing a difficult economic crisis, which is unprecedented since the 1930s, the vision of promoting business accountability to the various stakeholders engaged in a given sector has never been more important.

This book is a timely publication. It is timely in the sense that it conceptualizes CSR from various professions, sectors, and countries, hence demonstrating that, even in times of economic hardship more and more businesses are embracing the principles and ethos of CSR. Much can be gained by recognising the contribution that a diversity of perspectives is able to provide towards the generation of new ideas and innovative approaches to performing business activities in a transparent and ethical way. Many of the excellent papers in this book document examples of good practice with some recommendations of practical character which researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders would find most appropriate in their professional callings. One special feature of the book is that some papers also highlight future research directions, showing some potential research needs that need to be addressed in the future.