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The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility - Hevina S. Dashwood

The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility

Mining and the Spread of Global Norms
Buch | Softcover
336 Seiten
2014
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-43725-8 (ISBN)
CHF 54,10 inkl. MwSt
A pioneering analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) showing how emerging global corporate social responsibility norms influence CSR adoption. The author draws on unique access to key corporate decision-makers in mining companies to highlight the role and significance of emerging global CSR norms and standards.
Combining insights from international relations theory with institutional approaches from organization theory and public policy, this book provides a complete explanation for the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR), showing how global norms influenced CSR adoption in the mining industry. Global normative developments have clearly had an important influence on major mining companies: by the mid-2000s, the majority had adopted sustainable development as a normative frame for their CSR policies and practices. However, there is significant variation between firms in terms of the timing, degree of commitment, and the willingness to assume a leadership role in promoting global standards for the mining industry. The author finds that attributes internal to the firm, including the critical role of leadership, and the way in which management responds to the institutional context and operational challenges faced in different countries are important influences on CSR adoption and important factors explaining variation.

Hevina S. Dashwood is Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University, Canada. Her broad research and teaching interests encompass international political economy, the role of non-state actors in global governance, international public policy and Canadian foreign policy. Professor Dashwood is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining sector and has conducted case study research on Canadian mining companies' CSR in Africa and Latin America.

1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical explanation of CSR adoption; 3. Major developments in the global mining industry; 4. Noranda Inc.; 5. Placer Dome Inc.; 6. Barrick Gold Corporation; 7. Global collaboration towards sustainable development; 8. Conclusion.

Zusatzinfo 20 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 450 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Technik Bergbau
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10 1-107-43725-3 / 1107437253
ISBN-13 978-1-107-43725-8 / 9781107437258
Zustand Neuware
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