1st Edition

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Social Capital and Corporate Development in Developing Economies

By Risa Bhinekawati Copyright 2017
260 Pages
by Gower

260 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Gower

260 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Gower

Many different companies can significantly contribute to the integrated goals and targets of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, such as poverty reduction by 2030. Poverty is not only about people living on less than $1.25 per day, but more fundamentally, it is their lack of capabilities and access to participate in productive economic activities. If companies can contribute in... Read more

Contents



 



List of figures



List of tables



Foreword by David Crowther



Acknowledgements



List of acronyms and abbreviations



 



1 Introduction: corporations and sustainable development goals



Roles of companies in developing countries



Lessons from a responsible company in a developing country



Implications for sustainable development goals



Structure of the book



References



2 Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in developing countries



Sustainable development issues in developing countries



Extended roles of companies in developing countries



The concept of corporate social responsibility



Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR)



The importance of stakeholder management in strategic CSR



CSR in developing countries



Conclusion



References



3 Social capital and corporate sustainability in developing countries



Social capital as a form of capital



Defi nitions of social capital



Bonding, strong ties, bridging, weak ties and structural holes



Social capital investment



Benefi ts from social capital investment to corporate sustainability



Conclusion



References



4 Theoretical linkages between sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, social capital and corporate sustainability



Theoretical framework



Research objectives, research gaps and research questions



References



5 Research approach



Considerations for qualitative case study



Research sampling and unit of analysis



Data collection and data management



Data storage and management



Data reduction and data displays



Data analysis

Biography

Risa Bhinekawati is a corporate sustainability advisor and a lecturer who is very passionate about improving sustainable development in developing countries. She is now a lecturer at Podomoro University, Indonesia, and also serves as an Advisory Board Member of Women in Global Business, Indonesian Chapter.