Corporate Social Responsibility: A Research Handbook (Paperback)

Concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are widely used by businesses, professional bodies and academics, but are also widely contested. CSR is usually described as comprising three elements: environmental, economic and social, though there is no serious consensus on how to go about translating ideas into practice. This research handbook addresses some key areas of contention, theory and practice within CSR in order to address, challenge and inform debate in academia and practice.

The collaborative text extends understanding of CSR through articulating current thinking on each facet of a vital subject. Each theme is represented by inter-disciplinary discussion of key questions on CSR by researchers and practitioners in the field. In doing so, the book:

• Explores and critiques CSR goals, and national, organizational and managerial strategies Reviews the distinctive role and importance of CSR to academics, professionals and practitioners and identifies appropriate bridging strategies
• Evaluates the nature, direction and applicability of selected theoretical dimensions which inform the understanding of CSR
• Assesses the opportunities for theory building, to support further understanding of the complexities of CSR and the sustainability and long term value of CSR practice to corporations and civil society

This timely and significant contribution to the theory and practice of CSR will prove to be vital reading for students, researchers and practitioners involved with the field. It will also become a key reference for anyone with an interest in business and society.

企業社會責任（CSR）的概念被企業、專業團體和學者廣泛使用，但也受到廣泛爭議。CSR通常被描述為包含三個要素：環境、經濟和社會，儘管如何將這些想法轉化為實踐方法尚無共識。本研究手冊旨在探討CSR中的一些爭議、理論和實踐的關鍵領域，以在學術界和實踐中進行辯論、挑戰和提供資訊。

這本合作性的著作通過闡述關鍵問題上的跨學科討論，擴展了對CSR的理解。每個主題都由該領域的研究人員和從業人員對CSR的關鍵問題進行討論。在此過程中，本書：

- 探討並評論CSR目標，以及國家、組織和管理策略，並確定適當的橋接策略
- 評估選定的理論維度的性質、方向和適用性，以增進對CSR的理解
- 評估理論建構的機會，以支持對CSR的複雜性、對企業和公民社會的可持續性和長期價值的進一步理解

這本對CSR理論和實踐的及時而重要的貢獻將成為學生、研究人員和從業人員在該領域中必讀的資料。對於任何對商業和社會感興趣的人來說，它也將成為一個重要的參考資料。