Foreword to the New Edition; Introduction to the New Edition; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic Goals; 3. Social Responsibilities and Laissez Faire; 4. Social Aspects of Business Decisions in Present-Day Capitalism; 5. Protestant Views of the Social Responsibilities of Businessmen; 7. The Businessman's View of His Specific Responsibilities; 8. Why Are Businessmen Concerned About Their Social Reponsibilities?; 9. Why Are Businessmen Concerned About Their Social Responsibilities? (Continued); 10. The Doctrine of Social Responsibility: Some Criticisms
11. The law and the Doctrine of Social Responsibility12. Toward Increasing the Effectiveness of Social Responsibility in Business Decisions; 13. Proposals: Changes in Business Organization and Practice; 14. Proposals: The Industry Council Plan; 15. Other Proposals; 16. Ethical Issues Relating to the Distribution of Income; 17. Other Ethical Issues Facing Businessmen; Appendix A: Bibliography of Protestant Views on the Social Responsibilities of Businessmen; Appendix B: Sources on the Businessman's Conception of His Social Responsibilities; Index of Subjects; Index of Names
Summary
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) expresses a fundamental morality in the way a company behaves toward society. It follows ethical behavior toward stakeholders and recognizes the spirit of the legal and regulatory environment. The idea of CSR gained momentum in the late 1950s and 1960s with the expansion of large conglomerate corporations and became a popular subject in the 1980s with R. Edward Freeman's Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach and the many key works of Archie B. Carroll, Peter F. Drucker, and others. In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008-2010, CSR ha
