Responsibility and Social Capital: The World of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Social responsibility and social capital are high on the agenda of governments and corporations. But what of the small firm? Little is known about the small firm response to social issues, despite their domination of the business landscape. This book brings empirical research on social responsibility from Germany, the UK and the Netherlands together with the theoretical concept of social capital. It makes fascinating and sometimes surprising reading for all those concerned with the role business plays in society.

KEITH DICKSON Head of the School of Business and Management at Brunel University, UK JOHAN GRAAFLAND Professor of Economics, Business and Ethics at Tilburg University, The Netherlands SHAHEENA JANJUHA-JIVRAJ Lecturer in the Business School at Brunel University, UK FRANK MAAß Researcher at the Institute for SME Research in Bonn (IfM Bonn), Germany LUTA PREUSS Lecturer in European Business Policy at Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK ROBERT RUTHERFORD Senior Research Officer in the Research and Development Division, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UK CLARE SOUTHWELL CommunityMark and SME Development Manager at Business in the Community, UK NELLEKE STOFFELE Teacher and Researcher at Tilburg University, The Netherlands ANDREA WERNER PhD student at Brunel University, UK BERT W. VAN DE VEN Tilburg University, The Netherlands MARTINA WEGNER Researcher at the Center for Corporate Citizenship, University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany