Discussion: View Thread

CSR, Yea and Nay

  • 1.  CSR, Yea and Nay

    Posted 08-25-2008 15:25

    Hello, all SIMians,

     

     

    Here are my reviews of two recent books opining about the current status of CSR.  You can decide for yourself which is Yea and which Nay.

     

    "Waddock, Inc. and the Responsibility Thing"

     

    Sandra Waddock.  The Difference Makers:  How Social and Institutional Entrepreneurs Created the Corporate Responsibility Movement.  <st1:place w:st="on">Sheffield</st1:place>: Greenleaf, 2008.

     

     

    "The Pathfinders for the Difference Makers"

     

    A Post-Review Commentary on The Difference Makers.

     

     

    "A Moan for the Misbegotten"  [Apologies to Eugene O'Neill]

     

    Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee,  Corporate Social Responsibility:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  <st1:place w:st="on">Cheltenham</st1:place>:  Edward Elgar, 2007.

     

     

    To read the reviews:

     

    Go to www.williamcfrederick.com

    Click on DID YOU REALLY MEAN TO SAY THAT?

     

    I always welcome your comments about the reviews and will respond.

     

    Tell me about other books you would like me to review, including your own.

     

    Best wishes to all,

     

    Bill

     
    William C. Frederick
    Professor Emeritus
    Katz Graduate School of Business
    University of Pittsburgh
    US Postal address:
    1246 Murray Hill Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA
     
     
    _______________________________________________________________________

    To send a message to the list, send your email to SIM@aomlists.pace.edu

    _______________________________________________________________________

    Visit the SIM Division website at: http://sim.aomonline.org _______________________________________________________________________

    If you wish to unsubscribe from this list or change your delivery options, you can do so online at: http://aomlists.pace.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=sim&A=1 _______________________________________________________________________