Is corporate social responsibility (CSR) a universal idea? The book discusses the universality of CSR and includes a comparison of the relevance of a broad, general definition of CSR for organizations in contexts such as Buddhism and Islam, developing countries and the food processing, shipping and pharmaceutical industries.

Contents: Preface PART I. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: Establishing the Art of Contextualizing CSR as a Research Area Anders Örtenblad 2. Corporate Social Responsibility as Concept and Activity: An Overview Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz 3. The Importance of Context in Understanding CSR D. Kirk Davidson 4. The Social Context in CSR Research: A Contextualist Approach with Critical Applications Andromachi Athanasopoulou and John W. Selsky PART II. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONTEXT Section A Religion/Level of Economic Development/Continent 5. Islamic and Buddhist Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility Patsy Perry and Aini Ahmad 6. CSR in Developed versus Developing Countries: A Comparative Glimpse Dima Jamali and Charlotte Karam 7. Does Diffusion Cover Differentiation? Looking into Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia Patrick Reinmoeller Section B Industry 8. Corporate Social Responsibility in Food Processing Industry George Michael Hall 9. Corporate Social Responsibility in Shipping Industry Maria Lekakou, Ioannis Theotokas and Evangelia Stefanidaki 10. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Pharmaceutical Industry Wen Li Chan, Jeremy Eng Tuck Cheah and Luiz Montanheiro Section C Mixed Contexts 11. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ready Made Garments Industry in Bangladesh Fara Azmat and Mohammed Ziaul Haque 12. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Greek Shipping Business Irene Fafaliou and Tina Aroni 13. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Turkish Pharmaceutical Industry Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz Section D Specific Situation 14. The Relevance of CSR in the Case of Insurance Firm and Motorcycle Gang in Norway Petter Gottschalk 15. Fraud Examiners in White-collar Crime Investigations Petter Gottschalk PART III. COMMENTS AND REFLECTIONS 16. Reflections on the Universality and Philosophical Foundations of the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Definition Jared M. Hansen 17. A Comment on the Use of the Seven Aspects of CSR Jochen Weikert 18. Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility Petter Gottschalk 19. The Future of CSR: Towards Transformative CSR, or CSR 2.0 Wayne Visser 20. Against CSR: The Meaning and Meaninglessness of CSR in China Shih-wei Hsu 21. Conclusions, A Contingency Model of CSR and Recommendations for Further Research Anders Örtenblad Index

'It is inspiring to see an innovative volume that focuses on the concept and variety of corporate social responsibility (CSR) frameworks, as conceptualized and manifested in a range of contexts - religious affiliation, level of economic development, continent, industry, and mixtures of these variables. The Handbook concludes with a thought-provoking proposal for CSR as a contingent universalist idea. This book should be essential reading by novice and mature scholars as well as inquisitive practitioners striving to ascertain how CSR is relevant and applicable to their own environments.'