Corporate social responsibility in management and engineering / editors, Carolina Machado, Joäao Paulo Davim
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- Gistrup, Denmark : River Publishers, [2018]
[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2020] - Physical Description
- 1 PDF (xvii, 240 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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- Machado, Carolina, 1965-, Davim, J. Paulo, IEEE Xplore (Online service), and River Publishers
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- Contents
- Preface xi -- List of Contributors xiii -- List of Figures xv -- List of Tables xvii -- 1 The Boundaries of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Managerial Perspective 1 David Starr-Glass 1.1 Introduction 1 -- 1.2 The Singularity of Corporations 4 -- 1.2.1 Unique Attributes of Corporations 5 -- 1.2.2 Fictitious Entity or Contractual Nexus? 7 -- 1.3 Dualisms and Dilemmas 9 -- 1.3.1 Recognizing Dualisms and Responding to Dilemmas 9 -- 1.3.2 Reframing Dualisms, Avoiding Dilemmas, and Negotiating Impasses 10 -- 1.3.3 Internal Stakeholders and Micro-level CSR Dilemmas 11 -- 1.4 Triple Bottom Lines and Trilemmas 13 -- 1.4.1 Triple Bottom Line Perspectives 14 -- 1.4.2 Corporate Trilemmas and Sensemaking 15 -- 1.5 The Boundaries of Corporate Social Responsibility 17 -- 1.5.1 Motivations for Corporate Social Responsibility 18 -- 1.5.2 Parallel Universes and Porous Boundaries 19 -- 1.6 Conclusion 22 -- References 24 -- 2 Future-Focused Entrepreneurship Assessment (FFEA) 31 Niko Roorda 2.1 Motivations for CSR 32 -- 2.1.1 Maslow for CSR 32 -- 2.1.2 Future-Proof Resilience of Companies and Society 35 -- 2.2 (Not) Ready for the Future 37 -- 2.2.1 The Eastman Kodak Case 38 -- 2.2.2 The Xerox Case 39 -- 2.2.3 The Music Industry Case 40 -- 2.3 The Four Perspectives of Future-Focused Entrepreneurship Assessment 42 -- 2.3.1 Traveling toward the Future 43 -- 2.3.2 Company Perspectives 45 -- 2.3.3 Cumulative Perspectives 47 -- 2.4 The FFEA System 48 -- 2.4.1 The Five Modules of Future-Focused Entrepreneurship Assessment 48 -- 2.4.2 Six Topics to Each Module 52 -- 2.4.3 The Royal Dutch Shell Case 54 -- 2.4.4 Details of the FFEA System 62 -- 2.5 Application of FFEA 65 -- 2.5.1 Assessment Principles 65 -- 2.5.2 The FFEA Assessment 67 -- 2.5.2.1 Individual scoring 67 -- 2.5.2.2 Consensus meeting 67 -- 2.5.3 The Results, or: What You Get 71 -- 2.5.4 MSPOE: From Mission to Strategy to Policy to Operations to Evaluation to Mission 72 -- 2.6 FFEA Case Studies 74 -- 2.6.1 The Tilburg Mentaal Case 74., 2.6.2 The Inventive Case 77 -- 2.7 The FFEA Extensions 80 -- 2.7.1 An Extension for Topic S1: The CSR Motivation Mix Assessment 81 -- 2.7.2 An Extension for Topic I4: STELES, The Self-Test of Leadership Styles 82 -- 2.7.3 An Extension for Topics P4 and O4: RESFIA+D, or the Seven Competences 83 -- 2.7.4 An Extension for Topic I6: The FFEA Certificate for Future-Proof Resilience 84 -- 2.8 Origins and Theoretical Backgrounds of FFEA 86 -- 2.8.1 Management Models 86 -- 2.8.2 Quality Management; Environmental Management; CSR 87 -- 2.8.3 AISHE: Assessment and Certification of Sustainability in Higher Education 88 -- 2.9 Conclusion 90 -- References 91 -- 3 Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case of East Timor Multinationals 99 Carla Freire, Manuel Brito and Iris Barbosa 3.1 Introduction 100 -- 3.2 Theoretical Framework: Corporate Social Responsibility Theories 103 -- 3.2.1 The Stakeholder Theory 103 -- 3.2.2 The Institutional Theory 108 -- 3.2.3 The Theory of Legitimacy 111 -- 3.2.4 Multiple Approaches 113 -- 3.3 Methodology 114 -- 3.3.1 Procedure and Description of the Data Collection Instrument 114 -- 3.3.2 Sample Description 116 -- 3.4 Results 121 -- 3.4.1 Identifying the Stakeholders 121 -- 3.4.2 Balancing Moral and Economic Motivations in CSR 124 -- 3.4.3 Pursuing Legitimacy and the License to Operate 127 -- 3.4.4 Adjusting Parent-company Policies to Local Needs 130 -- 3.5 Conclusion 131 -- References 133 -- 4 Gender Diversity and Equality in the Boardroom: Impacts of Gender Quota Implementation in Portugal 147 Mara Sousa and Maria Jo„ao Santos 4.1 Introduction 148 -- 4.2 Theoretical Framework 149 -- 4.2.1 Gender Quotas in the Boardroom 149 -- 4.2.1.1 Definition 149 -- 4.2.1.2 Quotas: Controversies and dilemmas 150 -- 4.2.1.3 Impacts 153 -- 4.3 Empirical Study 154 -- 4.3.1 Methodology 154 -- 4.3.2 Portuguese Context 156 -- 4.3.3 Legislative Framework in Portugal 161 -- 4.3.4 Analysis of the Interview Results 162 -- 4.3.4.1 Perceptions of gender equality 162 -- 4.3.4.2 Perceptions of gender diversity impacts 165., 4.3.4.3 Views on quotas 166 -- 4.3.5 Discussion of Results 171 -- 4.4 Conclusion 174 -- References 175 Appendixes 178 -- 5 Reconstructing CSR in the Construction Industry 181 Kwasi Dartey-Baah, Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah and Yaw A. Debrah 5.1 Introduction 181 -- 5.2 Theoretical Underpinnings 184 -- 5.2.1 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 184 -- 5.2.2 History and Nature of Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana 185 -- 5.2.3 Factors that Drive CSR in Ghana 186 -- 5.2.4 Sectorial Analysis of CSR Activities in Ghana 187 -- 5.2.5 Institutional and Regulatory Framework of CSR in Ghana 189 -- 5.3 Methodology 190 -- 5.4 Results and Discussion 191 -- 5.4.1 Respondent Demographics (Section 1 of the Instrument) 191 -- 5.4.2 Perspectives on CSR among Construction Workers (Section 2 of the Instrument) 192 -- 5.4.2.1 Knowledge and conceptualization of CSR 192 -- 5.4.2.2 CSR direction of construction firms in Ghana 195 -- 5.4.2.3 Drivers of CSR in the construction industry 197 -- 5.4.2.4 Nature of firm's operation 198 -- 5.4.2.5 Environmental sustainability factors 198 -- 5.4.2.6 Stakeholder and legal and institutional pressures 199 -- 5.4.2.7 Humanitarian and Human Rights reasons 200 -- 5.4.2.8 Management discretion 201 -- 5.4.3 Profession's Influence on Firms' CSR Practice (Section 3 of the Instrument) 202 -- 5.4.3.1 The influence of profession on respondents' conceptualization of CSR 202 -- 5.4.3.2 The influence of respondents' profession on firms' direction of CSR 204 -- 5.5 Implication and Conclusion 205 -- References 207 -- 6 Work-Family Conciliation Policies: Answering to Corporate Social Responsibility - A Case Study 213 Adriana Faria and Carolina Feliciana Machado 6.1 Introduction 214 -- 6.2 Conciliatory Work-Family Organizational Policies 215 -- 6.3 Methodological Options 218 -- 6.4 Case Study: Analysis and Discussion of Results 219 -- 6.4.1 Company Characterization 219 -- 6.4.2 Human Resource Characterization 220 -- 6.4.3 Human Resource Management Practices 221 -- 6.4.4 Diversity Management 222., and 6.4.5 Organizational Policies for Work-Family Conciliation 224 -- 6.5 Final Considerations 229 -- References 230 -- Index 233 -- About the Editors 239.
- Summary
- Referring to an organizations responsibility for their impact on society, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is greatly relevant for the competitiveness, sustainability and innovation in the management and engineering arena of organizations, and the economy worldwide. Taking in account its these concerns, Corporate Social Responsibility in Management and Engineering covers the issues related to corporate social responsibility in management and engineering in a context where organizations are facing, day after day, high challenges for what concerns issues related to their social responsibility. The book looks to contribute to the exchange of experiences and perspectives about the state of the research related to CSR, as well as the future direction of this field of research. It looks to provide a support to academics and researchers, as well as those that operating in the management field need to deal with policies and strategies related to CSR.
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9788793609617 hd.bd.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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