Corporate Responsibility.

Cover......Page 1
Corporate Responsibility......Page 2
Dedication......Page 6
Brief contents......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Publisher’s acknowledgements......Page 17
 From teapots to hot chocolate......Page 20
 New institutions and novel challenges ......Page 22
 Questions......Page 23
 Case study 1 John d. Rockefeller, the standard oil trust and his philanthropy: does the latter legitimise the former?......Page 24
 References......Page 27
 Banking on responsible banking......Page 28
 Trouble pours on oily waters......Page 30
 An earthquake ......Page 32
 Good or greedy?......Page 34
 Friedman and his critics......Page 37
 Shareholder value......Page 38
 Questions......Page 39
 Case study 2 Mining sector: BHP Billiton ......Page 40
 References......Page 41
Defining corporate social responsibility......Page 43
 The first industrial Revolution......Page 44
 Industrialisation and ethics ......Page 45
 Philanthropy......Page 47
 Foundations......Page 49
 Questions ......Page 53
 Case Study 3 McDonald’s and CSR ......Page 54
 References......Page 55
The role and function of business in society......Page 56
 The social challenge......Page 57
 Restrictive trade practices......Page 61
 Markets and marketing......Page 63
 Blowing the whistle......Page 67
 Consumer action......Page 68
 An oxymoron? ......Page 69
 Voluntary action and consumer action – a partnership......Page 70
 Questions ......Page 72
 Case study 4: ABC Textiles ......Page 73
 References......Page 74
 A two-legged creature ......Page 76
 The challenge......Page 77
 Ownership and control ......Page 79
 The ethical challenges......Page 81
 A matter of trust......Page 82
 Innovation and change ......Page 85
 The social cost of change......Page 87
 Innovation and change ......Page 88
 Climate change and the needs of the natural and built environments......Page 90
 Taxation......Page 91
 Defining business ethics......Page 93
 Questions ......Page 94
 Case study 5 nurse Margaret Haywood and  Panorama......Page 95
 References......Page 96
 The value, content and embedding of management codes of practice......Page 98
 The pressures on executives......Page 99
 I swear by apollo......Page 101
 Corporate codes......Page 102
 Embedding codes ......Page 104
 Corporate codes......Page 111
 Questions......Page 115
 Case study 6 Leadership and responsibility ......Page 116
 References......Page 117
 The challenge......Page 118
 Shareholders......Page 120
 Europe ......Page 121
 Remuneration......Page 125
 The public sector......Page 127
 The challenge of the multinational......Page 129
 Obligations and contracts......Page 130
 Other players, other values?......Page 131
 The nature of entrepreneurship......Page 132
 Questions......Page 133
 References......Page 134
Standards, safety and security......Page 136
 Evolving agendas......Page 141
 Managerial responsibilities in practice......Page 147
 Cases......Page 148
 Legislation......Page 150
 Employees ......Page 151
 Bhopal......Page 152
 Piper alpha......Page 154
 Conclusion......Page 155
 Question......Page 156
 Case study 8 Standard Life Healthcare – a case study in health promotion......Page 158
 References......Page 161
The greening of economies and corporations – the sustainability challenge......Page 162
 A silent spring or false dawn?......Page 165
 Responsibilities......Page 176
 Conclusion......Page 177
 Questions......Page 178
 Case study 9 Climate change action at Tufts university William Moomaw and Sarah Hammond Creighton......Page 179
 References......Page 181
Sustainability – the opportunities and challenges......Page 183
 Vulnerability......Page 186
 Information and information systems......Page 193
 Accidents, liabilities and challenges ......Page 195
 Questions......Page 198
 Case study 10 american express Business Travel ......Page 199
 References......Page 201
Managing a sustainable business......Page 202
 Marketing......Page 204
 People......Page 206
 Finance......Page 208
 Conclusion......Page 209
 Questions......Page 210
 Case study 11 Platt oils......Page 211
 References......Page 212
 Supporting the CSR effort ......Page 213
 The business case for CSR ......Page 218
 Organising and managing CSR......Page 220
 Issues and challenges ......Page 221
 Questions......Page 222
 Case study 12 saving the barako bean: The Figaro Coffee Company’s approach to fair trade ......Page 223
 References......Page 228
The built environment......Page 230
 Cities......Page 234
 Vision......Page 236
 Definitions......Page 237
 Smaller communities......Page 240
 Questions ......Page 243
 Case study 13 Pompier engineering Works......Page 244
 References......Page 245
Ways forward and conclusions......Page 246
 Carbon credits and carbon trading......Page 248
 The sarbanes-oxley act......Page 249
 Managing the corporate responsibility function......Page 250
 The future......Page 252
 Questions......Page 253
 Case study 14 Manchester City FC and corporate social responsibility......Page 254
 References......Page 255
Quiz: Who said this? – (by company) ......Page 256
Index......Page 258