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Wayne visser s most popular book is the a to z of corporate social responsibility. I have found it useful to view the evolution of business responsibility in terms of five overlapping economic periods. Wayne visser holds up a mirror to the csr community and to business and society itself, providing a brilliant lens with which to see our past and envision a new future. All content in this area was uploaded by wayne visser on oct 25. Transforming corporate sustainability and responsibility springerbriefs in organisational studies series by wayne visser. Pdf corporate social responsibility in developing countries. Wayne visser, csr international inspiration series, no. May 07, 2010 describes the failure of corporate social responsibility csr 1. Wayne visser founder and ceo of csr international, london.
Each regional and national profile includes key information about the relevant csr history, countryspecific issues, trends, research and leading organizations. This article deals with the crucial debate that is beginning to emerge about corporate social responsibility csr, which acknowledges that the sophistication of stakeholder challenges and corporate responses has gone up a gear, but questions whether csr itself is too little too late, or even a red herring. The world guide to csr wayne visser, nick tolhurst bok. If we admit the failure of csr, we may find ourselves on the cusp of a revolution, like the one that transformed the internet from web 1. Wayne visser has written and edited 27 books and published more than 320 chapters and articles. John elkington, cofounder and director, volans ventures and coauthor of the power of unreasonable people it is difficult to run a sustainable business.
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The a to z of corporate social responsibility is a unique publication and is the culmination of over a hundred of the worlds leading thinkers, opinion formers, academic and business people providing an easytouse guide to csr. Csr has now moved beyond the stage of specialist or niche subject to become an integral part of global business and society. Aug 01, 2018 introduction to transformative csr or csr 2. He writes a regular column on international sustainable business for the huffpost website, and the guardian uk newspaper. Wayne visser, university of cambridge, cambridge programme for sustainability leadership department, department member. Social responsibility in developing countries by wayne visser. The long tail named after the extended tail of a statistical distribution curve is the idea that selling less to more people is big business. Journal of business systems, governance and ethics vol 5, no 3. The book examines the evolution and current state of corporate social responsibility csr, using a fivestage maturity model. Wayne visser wayne visser is founder and ceo of csr international, a visiting professor in csr at manhein university, germany and senior associate and internal examiner at the university of cambridge programme for industry, uk.
The a to z of corporate social responsibility, 2nd, revised. Jan 02, 2012 dirk matten, hewlett packard chair of corporate social responsibility at york university business school, toronto. Csr international a membership organisation dedicated to connecting and empowering corporate sustainability and responsibility csr professionals. Wayne visser is the author of age of responsibility 4. Studies business ethics, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility. Pdf this chapter describes the historical development of csr and provides a glimpse of how it is likely to develop in future. The a to z of corporate social responsibility revised and.
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Wayne visser have published numerous landmark books on csr. Wayne visser author dr wayne visser is research director at the university of cambridge programme for industry and is responsible for spearheading a programme of research into sustainability leadership, learning and change. Wayne visser has written and edited 27 books and published more than. Wayne visser has 65 books on goodreads with 239 ratings. All content in this area was uploaded by wayne visser on jul 02, 2017. The cover of wayne vissers new book the age of responsibility csr 2. Volume 2 environment by wayne visser paperback online at lulu. The new era of corporate sustainability and responsibility. The evolution and revolution of corporate social responsibility.
Today morning found fascinating publication that helps to broader ones mind social responsibility in developing countries chapter 21 in csr in global context by wayne visser. Business is doing more than ever before to tackle issues like climate change, poverty, human rights and corruption. The a to z of corporate social responsibility wiley online. Csr international a global knowledge hub for csr 2. Wayne visser is founder and director of the thinktank csr international and the author of twelve books, including nine on the role of business in society. The a to z of corporate social responsibility by wayne visser.
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Jun 30, 2010 the world guide to csr by wayne visser, 9781906093389, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dr wayne visser slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The ages and stages of csr towards the future with csr 2. Apr 19, 2011 official blog of csr international, managed by ceo wayne visser. Wayne visser professor of integrated value and chair in sustainable transformation, antwerp management school. Buy wayne visser ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Mar 21, 2011 the age of responsibility will change the way you think about csr, allowing you to discard myths and to work towards a systemic view of csr. The paper aims to create a clearer understanding of the nature of sustainability leadership and how it can contribute to transformational change. How to manage a csr strategy successfully edited by manfred pohl and nick tolhurst wiley, 2010 the rise and fall of csr corporate social responsibility csr has been debated and practiced in one form or. Country analysis of corporate sustainability and responsibility edited by wayne visser and nick tolhurst milton moskowitz search for more papers by this author. Wayne visser is founder and director of the thinktank csr. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The challenge for corporate social responsibility csr in developing countries is framed by a vision that was distilled in 2000 into the millennium development.
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