Is corporate citizenship making a difference?
A special theme issue of The Journal of Corporate Citizenship (Issue 28)
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
134 pages
978-1-78353-011-3 (ISBN)
Description
Corporate citizenship protagonists - whether academics or practitioners - are increasingly being challenged with regard to the relevance of corporate citizenship as a driver for global change. This special edition of the Journal of Corporate Citizenship directly addresses this challenge, focused on the theme `Is corporate citizenship making a difference'?
All but one of the articles in this special edition were chosen from the Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship 2nd international symposium, co-sponsored by the University of Washington's Lindenberg Center and the UN Global Compact, which had as its theme the same question. This issue is edited by Ralph Hamann, Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town/Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa, Sanjeev Khagram, Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the University of Washington's Lindenberg Center, and Maggie Opondo , University of Nairobi, Kenya.
All but one of the articles in this special edition were chosen from the Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship 2nd international symposium, co-sponsored by the University of Washington's Lindenberg Center and the UN Global Compact, which had as its theme the same question. This issue is edited by Ralph Hamann, Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town/Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa, Sanjeev Khagram, Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the University of Washington's Lindenberg Center, and Maggie Opondo , University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Saltaire
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78353-011-3 (9781783530113)
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Content
Table of Contents
Preface
Derick de Jongh, Founding Director, Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa
World Review
Dr Jem Bendell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith Business School, Australia
Introduction
Ralph Hamann, Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town/Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa
How Do You Measure the Impact of Corporate Citizenship at the Local Level in a Zone of Conflict? An Examination of Five Approaches to Understanding the Case of BP in Casanare, Colombia
Matthew Gitsham, Ashridge Business School, UK
'Negotiated' Transparency? Corporate Citizenship Engagement and Environmental Disclosure
R. Scott Marshall and Darrell Brown, Portland State University, USA, and Marlene Plumlee, University of Utah, USA
The Impacts of Codes of Practice on Worker Livelihoods: Empirical Evidence from the South African Wine and Kenyan Cut Flower Industries
Valerie Nelson and Adrienne Martin, Natural Resources Institute, UK, and Joachim Ewert, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Community Development: Fostering Multi-Sector Collaboration in Magadi Division in Kenya
Judy N. Muthuri, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, UK
Testing the Limits of 'Inclusive Capitalism': A Case Study of the South Africa HP i-Community
Ricarda McFalls, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
The UN Global Compact in Sub-Saharan Africa: Decentralisation and Effectiveness
Lothar Rieth, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, Melanie Zimmer, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany, Ralph Hamann, Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town/Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa, and Jon Hank
Capitalism with a Human Face: The UN Global Compact
Klaus M. Leisinger, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, Switzerland
Diary of Events
Preface
Derick de Jongh, Founding Director, Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa
World Review
Dr Jem Bendell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith Business School, Australia
Introduction
Ralph Hamann, Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town/Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa
How Do You Measure the Impact of Corporate Citizenship at the Local Level in a Zone of Conflict? An Examination of Five Approaches to Understanding the Case of BP in Casanare, Colombia
Matthew Gitsham, Ashridge Business School, UK
'Negotiated' Transparency? Corporate Citizenship Engagement and Environmental Disclosure
R. Scott Marshall and Darrell Brown, Portland State University, USA, and Marlene Plumlee, University of Utah, USA
The Impacts of Codes of Practice on Worker Livelihoods: Empirical Evidence from the South African Wine and Kenyan Cut Flower Industries
Valerie Nelson and Adrienne Martin, Natural Resources Institute, UK, and Joachim Ewert, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Community Development: Fostering Multi-Sector Collaboration in Magadi Division in Kenya
Judy N. Muthuri, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, UK
Testing the Limits of 'Inclusive Capitalism': A Case Study of the South Africa HP i-Community
Ricarda McFalls, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
The UN Global Compact in Sub-Saharan Africa: Decentralisation and Effectiveness
Lothar Rieth, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, Melanie Zimmer, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany, Ralph Hamann, Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town/Unisa Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South Africa, and Jon Hank
Capitalism with a Human Face: The UN Global Compact
Klaus M. Leisinger, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, Switzerland
Diary of Events