The Managerial Sources of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Spread of Global Standards

by Christian Thauer

Book Overview

Why and under which conditions do companies voluntarily adopt high social and environmental standards? Christian R. Thauer looks inside the firm to illustrate the internal drivers of the social conduct of business. He argues that corporate social responsibility (CSR) assists decision-makers to resolve managerial dilemmas. Drawing on transaction cost economics, he asks why and which dilemmas bring CSR to the fore. In this context he describes a managerial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107651905
• ISBN13: 9781107651906
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"