Corporate Social Responsibility in Times of Crisis Practices and Cas

This book explores national and transnational companies' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in times and settings in which they are confronted with economic and social challenges and analyzes these situations, ranging from the financial cris

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Samuel O. Idowu Stephen Vertigans Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea Editors

Corporate Social Responsibility in Times of Crisis Practices and Cases from Europe, Africa and the World

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance

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

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

Samuel O. Idowu • Stephen Vertigans • Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea Editors

Corporate Social Responsibility in Times of Crisis Practices and Cases from Europe, Africa and the World

Editors Samuel O. Idowu Guildhall School of Business and Law London Metropolitan University London, United Kingdom

Stephen Vertigans School of Applied Social Studies Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea Economics and Business Administration University of Craiova Craiova, Romania

ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance ISBN 978-3-319-52838-0 ISBN 978-3-319-52839-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52839-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936477 © Springer International Publishing AG 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. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a compelling business argument that is becoming universally accepted and articulates how companies are expected to operate in a world of global scrutiny. What this actually means is, perhaps, a question that anyone new to the field of CSR might wish to ask. Both individual and corporate citizens of the world are now expected to behave responsibly and ethically in all