Books in the Corporate Social Responsibility Series series

It is often asserted that the ruling elite in Western capitalist economies consists of liberal intellectuals and their media sympathisers. This book looks at the real elite in Australian and New Zealand society and shows that there is a ruling class based upon economic dominance. It presents a picture of the networks of power.

Provides a contribution to debates about the civic purpose of higher education. This book suggests that universities can realize their civic mission by making it central to their policy and practice. It offers a perspective based upon pedagogical experience. It also provides a transatlantic overview of the purpose, place and practice of pedagogy.

Using the lens of stakeholder theory, this book examines whether the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in developing countries is motivated by a desire to discharge accountability to all relevant stakeholders or whether it is being driven by the imperative of advancing corporate economic interests.

Based on the concept of corporate social responsibility, this book analyses approaches adopted by mining companies that could minimise negative impacts of mining and enhance positive benefits to corporate stakeholders. Using a case study of two mining sectors, it evaluates policies and practices of mining companies.

There are many different perspectives as to what is meant by corporate social responsibility and how this might be applied within organizations. This book explores some of these perspectives, based upon the experiences of people in different parts of the world.

Since the mid 1990s, political and public debates about the social responsibilities of firms have gained renewed force. Although CSR seems to be a well defined concept in management literature, in its diverse applications the CSR concept loses much of its pertinence. This book focuses on different aspects of managing CSR.

It is argued that collective bargaining should no longer be viewed as the most important means of regulating the employment relationship. In the changed world of work, such an approach is becoming less relevant. This book examines the changes in the world of work in their international context.

Provides an analysis of the meaning and various justifications of whistleblowing policies. This book examines the legitimization these policies have been given, considering whether the establishment of 'policies' genuinely leads to the implicit institutionalization of whistleblowing itself.