Intrinsic CSR and Competition Doing well amongst European SMEs
This edited book is at the intersection between the discussion on family-owned business, the CSR agenda, and company competition in Europe. The authors contribute to the debates on corporate sustainable responsibility by arguing that formal management sys
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Intrinsic CSR and Competition
Walter Wehrmeyer · Stéphanie Looser · Mara Del Baldo Editors
Intrinsic CSR and Competition Doing well amongst European SMEs
Editors Walter Wehrmeyer Centre for Environment and Sustainability University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey, UK
Stéphanie Looser University of Surrey Guildford, UK
Mara Del Baldo Department of Economics, Society and Politics University of Urbino Carlo Bo Urbino, Italy
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Foreword
This is the kind of research that we need more in the field of Business, Ethics and Society. It is based on good theoretical ideas, and these ideas are developed through case analysis and illustration. The study of CSR has been the province of large corporations for far too long, and this volume, focusing on Central-European SMEs and family firms, develops and extends the idea of intrinsic CSR to smaller enterprises. From the historical analysis of the Honorable Merchants to more contemporary firms we see the relevance and development of key CSR ideas. The essays cover the territory both broadly and deeply. There is a new story of business that is emerging all over the world. “Business as solely concerned with profits” is an idea whose time has come and gone. As research and practice move forward we will see many more frameworks, arguments and analyses of business that do not separate “economic” from “social”. Th
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