Examine the rise to prominence of corporate social responsibility ● Analyze different definitions of corporate social responsibility ● Outline six core characteristics of corporate social...

 Examine the rise to prominence of corporate social responsibility ● Analyze different definitions of corporate social responsibility ● Outline six core characteristics of corporate social responsibility ● Explore corporate social responsibility in different organizational contexts ● Explore corporate social responsibility in different national contexts ● Explain the approach to corporate social responsibility adopted in the rest of the book