ABSTRACT

The theory and practice of corporate citizenship and CSR have many alternative perspectives to the business-as-usual gaze. The essays in this volume encapsulate the essence of these alternative ideas and embrace the idea that progressive ways and means of this century do not lie in mainstream capitalist thinking. These pieces ask critical questions about the way we see the relationship between capitalism, business models and society – a subject not often discussed in non-academic literature. Globalization and Corporate Citizenship: The Alternative Gaze features contributions and new analysis from Klaus M. Leisinger, Chris Laszlo, David Coopperrider, Simon Zadek, Sandra Waddock and others.

This title is one of a two-volume set – a collection of seminal and thought-provoking essays, drawn from the Journal of Corporate Citizenship’s archive, accompanied by new analysis and reflection from the original authors. Written by some of the most widely recognized academic and business pioneers and leaders of the corporate responsibility and global sustainability movement, the volumes make essential reference texts for anyone interested in the radically awakening new global political economy.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part |101 pages

The ongoing corporate citizenship debate

chapter 1|6 pages

Positive Deviance

A New Paradigm for Addressing Today’s Problems Today 1

chapter 2|15 pages

Core Competences

A Key Force in Business–Government–Civil Society Collaborations 1

chapter 3|22 pages

Global Action Networks

A Global Invention Helping Business Make Globalisation Work for All 1

chapter 4|14 pages

Managing-as-Designing in an Era of Massive Innovation

A Call for Design-Inspired Corporate Citizenship 1

chapter 5|7 pages

From Corporate Responsibility to Corporate Design

Rethinking the Purpose of the Corporation 1

part |136 pages

Systems, feminisation and the new political economy

chapter 8|21 pages

Flourishing

A Vision for Business and the World 1

chapter 9|15 pages

Integrity and Mindfulness

Foundations of Corporate Citizenship 1

chapter 11|4 pages

Post-Enlightenment Capitalism 1

chapter 12|12 pages

Corporate Psychopaths

Uncaring Citizens, Irresponsible Leaders 1

chapter 13|25 pages

Capitalism with a Human Face

The UN Global Compact 1

chapter 15|4 pages

Large Systems Change

Producing the Change We Want 1 , 2

chapter 16|12 pages

Gender, Power and Post-structuralism in Corporate Citizenship

A Personal Perspective on Theory and Change 1