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Katrin Hansen Cathrine Seierstad Editors

Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Management Theoretical Approaches and Best Practices

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance

Series editors Samuel O. Idowu London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Rene´ Schmidpeter Cologne Business School, Germany

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11565

Katrin Hansen • Cathrine Seierstad Editors

Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Management Theoretical Approaches and Best Practices

Editors Katrin Hansen Westfa¨lische Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Cathrine Seierstad School of Business and Management Queen Mary University of London London, UK

ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance ISBN 978-3-319-43563-3 ISBN 978-3-319-43564-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43564-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016961234 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland

Foreword

Time to Reap Europe’s Diversity Dividend Europe’s diversity is a forceful driver for innovation and growth. To reap its potential at the macro-level, change in the micro-cosmos of corporate culture has an important role to play. There is a simple reason for this: to kick-start Europe’s growth engine, we must explore all avenues to get Europe’s economy back on its feet. Corporate Social Responsibility has an important role to play in better leveraging Europe’s diversity and unlocking its full potential. It is well established that one such avenue is especially promising: business thrives where diversity is actively pursued. The so-called Business Argument for Diversity needs no further introduction. Countless studies have indicated the benefits of a more diverse workforce. Allow m