1st Edition

Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Stakeholders, Management and Organizational Performance in the European Union

294 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has developed into a crucial corporate and organizational issue around the world. It has been incorporated into various sectors and countries, and includes many types of activities and dimensions. It is a common notion that organizations are more inclined today to broaden and shift their performance focus from short-term goals towards long-term... Read more

1. A Conceptual Orientation of Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance

Panagiotis Dimitropoulos and Efthalia Chatzigianni

PART I - Theoretical and Legal Framework of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Governance

2. CSR: Stakeholder theory and conceptual framework

Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

3. Definitions and Theoretical Frameworks of Governance

Efthalia Chatzigianni and Cheryl Mallen 

4. Governance and CSR regulations and policies in the EU

Efthalia Chatzigianni and Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

PART II - Corporate Governance and CSR in the EU: An Empirical Examination

5. The role of the board of directors in corporate philanthropy: an empirical study of UK insurance firms

Zafeira Kastrinaki

6. CSR, Corporate Sustainability and Executive Compensation in the EU: the role of CSR committees

Panagiotis Dimitropoulos 

7. Corporate governance and company leadership during a time of crisis: Duties, responsibilities and liabilities of directors in the UK

Niki Alexandrou 

8. Corporate governance and business ethics

Anna Kourtesopoulou 

9. CSR and Corporate Financial Performance in the EU

Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

PART III - Managerial aspects of CSR and Governance in the EU 

10. Corporate Social Responsibility, governance and gender diversity

Oana – Antonia Colibășanu 

11. CSR, Media, and Communication

Panagiota Antonopoulou 

12. Corporate Social Responsibility Governance and Sport Marketing: An International Review

John Douvis and Vaios Kyriakis 

13. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Volunteering

Christina Tsagdi and Ethan Strigas 

14. Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability: The Development of Corporate Environmental Sustainability Framework

Stavros Triantafyllidis

Biography

Panagiotis Dimitropoulos is a member of the Department of Sport Organization and Management at the University of Peloponnese, Greece.

Efthalia (Elia) Chatzigianni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Organization and Management at the University of Peloponnese, Greece.