In this introduction to the special issue, we provide a brief review of the CSR literature with attention to some of the difficulties in globalizing the existing CSR concepts. Following this we provide a brief summary of each of the four papers that comprise the special issue, with emphasis on the unique contribution of each.

Abagail McWilliams

Donald S. Siegel

Patrick M. Wright

English

Research Papers in Economics

A resource based view of the firm,

A three dimensional model of corporate performance,

Agency conflict and corporate strategy: the effect of divestment on corporate value,

An empirical examination of the relationship between corporate social responsibility and profitability,

Corporate social responsibility and Financial Performance: Correlation or Misspecification?

Corporate social responsibility, public policy, and NGO activism in Europe and the United States: An institutional-stakeholder perspective,

Corporate social responsibility: A theory of the firm perspective.

Disinvestment from South Africa: They did well by doing good,

Do British companies really need a minister to make them socially responsible?,

Environmental product differentiation,

Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage,

Instrumental stakeholder theory: A synthesis of ethics and economics.

Issues in the use of event study methodology: a critical analysis of corporate social responsibility studies,

Private politics, corporate social responsibility and integrated strategy,

Strategic management: A stakeholder perspective,

The corporate social performance - financial performance link,

The effect of socially activist investment policies on the financial markets: Evidence from the South African boycott,

The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.

The stakeholder theory of the corporation: Concepts, evidence, and implications,

What’s in a name? Reputation building and corporate strategy,

Corporate Social Responsibility: International Perspectives

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Corporate Social Responsibility: International Perspectives

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