David Chandler (david.chandler@ucdenver.edu) is Professor of Management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. His research focuses on the dynamic interface between the firm and its institutional environment. His research has been published in journals that include Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Journal of Management. Additional related publications include the book Sustainable Value Creation (Routledge, 2e, 2021). He received his PhD in Management from The University of Texas at Austin.

Part I ¿ Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 1: What Is CSR?
Chapter 2: The Driving Forces of CSR
Case Study: Religion
Part II ¿ A Stakeholder Perspective
Chapter 3: Stakeholder Theory
Chapter 4: Corporate Stakeholder Responsibility
Case Study: Capitalism
Part III ¿ A Legal Perspective
Chapter 5: Corporate Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter 6: Who Owns the Firm?
Case Study: Media
Part IV ¿ A Behavioral Perspective
Chapter 7: Markets and Profit
Chapter 8: Compliance and Accountability
Case Study: Investing
Part V ¿ A Strategic Perspective
Chapter 9: Strategy + CSR
Chapter 10: Strategic CSR
Case Study: Supply Chain
Part VI ¿ A Sustainable Perspective
Chapter 11: Sustainability
Chapter 12: Sustainable Value Creation
Final Thoughts
Appendix ¿ Implementing Strategic CSR

Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: Sustainable Value Creation (Sixth Edition) redefines corporate social responsibility (CSR) as being central to the value-creating purpose of the firm. Based on a theory of empowered stakeholders, this bestselling text argues that the responsibility of a corporation is to create value, broadly defined.