Corporate Responsibility - Softcover

Blowfield, Michael; Murray, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019958107X ISBN 13: 9780199581078

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Now in is second edition, this successful textbook examines the multiple dimensions of corporate responsibility. Offering a perfect balance of theoretical and practical coverage, it provides a historical and interdisciplinary overview of the field; a summary of different management approaches; and a review of key actors and trends worldwide. The authors adopt a critical perspective that encourages students to debate various issues in this ever-evolving field. By combining an insightful and interdisciplinary approach with the pedagogy that students need, Corporate Responsibility, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject.

About this title

About the Author:

Mick Blowfield is Senior Research Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University; Teaching Fellow in Corporate Responsibility, London Business School; and Visiting Professor, University of Middlesex Business School.

Alan Murray is Principal Teaching Fellow, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Leeds University Business School, and Visiting Lecturer at Cass Business School and The York Management School.

Review:

"Blowfield and Murray's text deserves high praise. It is clear and readable and compares very favourably with others on offer."

--David Wornham, Bristol Business School

[Review of previous edition] "This is the first textbook that comprehensively addresses the historical origins, theoretical basis, practical implementation, as well as the societal impact, of corporate social responsibility. Blowfield and Murray must be congratulated for producing this
challenging and ambitious book."

--Professor Jedrzej George Frynas, Professor of CSR and Strategic Management, Middlesex University Business School, and Senior Honorary Research Fellow, Birmingham Business School

[Review of previous edition] "Blowfield and Murray's text speaks to the maturing of the corporate responsibility field. In creating a balanced and comprehensive overview, it serves well the growing number of students of the field."

--N.Craig Smith, INSEAD Chaired Professor in Ethics and Social Responsibility

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 019958107X
• ISBN 13: 9780199581078
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464