The term corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained prominence both in business and in the media and has become one of the most debated management issues. Yet there is still a lack of consensus on what the concept means, what it entails, why it should be embraced and how. This companion offers scholars and graduate students a valuable guide to current thinking and a comprehensive reference to this increasingly important field.

David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at De Montfort University, UK and Professor Nicholas Capaldi is The Legendre-Soule Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics, Loyola University New Orleans, USA.

Contents: Introduction: an agenda for research, David Crowther and Nicholas Capaldi; Part I Theoretical Developments: The maturing of corporate social responsibility: a developmental process, David Crowther; Sustainability and its place in CSR research, Kumba Jallow; Stakeholder perspectives on social responsibility, David Crowther; Corporate social responsibility: from transparency to 'constructive conflict', Dominique Bessire; Corporate governance and the agency problem in financial markets, Gÿler Aras; Governance, sustainable development and social responsibility: towards future mapping, Ananda Das Gupta; The impact of social responsibility on the environment, R.S. Topal and A. Ã-ngen. Part II The Employment Relationship: The symbiotic relationship between HRM practices and employee well-being: a corporate social responsibility perspective, Nicole Renee Baptiste; Protect your whistleblowers!, Wim Vandekerckhove; Legally imposed corporate social responsibility for the protection of HIV-positive employees in South Africa, Stella Vettori. Part III Ethical Considerations: Inquiring about social conscience, Ana-Maria Davila-Gomez; Change management and CSR: an essay in the ontology and business ethics of change/process management, Jelena Debeljak and Kristijan Krkac; Tycoon philanthropy: prestige and the annihilation of excess, Mary Phillips; Corporate governance studies on the accounting environment in Turkey, Kiymet Tunca Ã+aliyurt. Part IV Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The effectiveness of social advertising: a study of selected campaigns, Tejinder Sharma and Geetanjali Kwatra; Is everything that is legal ethical? Research on the Turkish tax system, Gÿlsevim Yumuk; How far can CSR travel? Reflections on the applicability of the concept to SMEs in Uzbekistan, Daniel Stevens, Alexey Kim, Lobar Mukhamedova, Malika Mukimova and Rowan Wagner; Corporate social responsibility in the Peruvian mining industry, Sonia Meza-Cuadra; Taxation and fiscal evasion: a perspective on corporate social responsibility, Fátima David and Rute Abreu; Cause-related marketing: doing good for your company and your cause, Ioanna Papasolomou; Index.