Corporate Social Responsibility and the Supply Chain

This book is a comprehensive study that deals with the subject of collaboration with suppliers, considering the CSR guidelines. It presents new research about suppliers, their importance in supply chains, and in the context of social responsibility and acts as a new source of content that fills the gap in this area.

Due to the growing importance of global interdependencies, corporate social responsibility has become an important issue both for the business and the entire society. Customers expect corporate social responsibility, and if an organization is insensitive to these issues, it runs the risk of losing its key customers. The interaction and integration of corporate social responsibility and supply chain management have led to the emergence of sustainable supply chain management. This book is a comprehensive study that deals with the subject of collaboration with suppliers, considering the CSR guidelines. It presents new research about suppliers, their importance in supply chains, and in the context of social responsibility and acts as a new source of content that fills the gap in this area. It may be of interest to researchers interested in CSR as well as supply chains, business relations, and, broadly understood, collaboration. It provides knowledge to many recipients including scientists and researchers, advanced students, and graduates.

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The publication has been supported by a grant from the Faculty of Management and Social Communication under the Strategic Programme Excellence Initiative at Jagiellonian University.

Autorentext

Monika Jedynak is a PhD Professor (Associate) at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1. Interorganizational Collaboration 1. The Essence of Collaboration in the Enterprise 2. Theories and Concepts of Interorganizational Collaboration 3. Dimensions of Collaboration in the Enterprise Part 2: Organization's Collaboration with Suppliers 4. The Importance of Collaboration with Suppliers 5. The Status of Suppliers in the Management of an Enterprise 6. Concepts of Collaboration with Suppliers Part 3: The Evolution and Significance of CSR 7. The Origins of the Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility 8. Mapping Meanings of Corporate Social Responsibility 9. Assessment of the CSR Concept Part 4: CSR: Related Theories and Models 10. Stakeholder Theory and CSR 11. The CSR Pyramid 12. Sustainable Development and CSR Part 5: The Role of CSR in Collaboration with Suppliers 13. Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility and Supplier Collaboration 14. Development of Social Responsibility Management Models Including Cooperation with Suppliers 15. Factors in the Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Principles by Suppliers