CSR dynamics and context
July 11, 2012
One of the most intriguing things about CSR is how it changes and how it is contextualised. Jean-Pascal Gond and I explored these themes in the ‘Introduction’ to our Routledge Major Text Corporate Social Responsibility (2011), reproduced in ICCSR Research Paper (59 – 2011). Following up this interest, we included a stream on CSR dynamics …
One Year On… PhD Students Reflect (honestly!)
June 27, 2012
When we were asked to write a blog on our reflections of our first year as PhD students we were slightly overwhelmed with the possibility of it. Should we offer sound advice for next year’s newbies? Should we be totally honest about the ups and downs? In the end we have tried to do both…. …
Conflict Diamonds: A Hollywood Ending?
June 26, 2012
On a particularly rainy day I found myself re-watching Blood Diamond, the Hollywood blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou. It tracks the fate of a prisoner of war (Hounsou) who is separated from his family during the civil war in Sierra Leone. His path crosses with diamond smuggler DiCaprio, and they both end up …
Changing behaviours is difficult stuff.
May 16, 2012
Changing behaviours is difficult stuff. Years of public information campaigns to reduce smoking and drink-driving bear testament to the cost and time required in convincing people to make safer and healthier lifestyle choices. So why then, as I reflect on a recent teaching experience with aspiring MBAs, am I surprised at the time it seems …
CSR Futures: Knowledge and Practice
April 25, 2012
Recent ICCSR symposiums and conferences have addressed more narrow topics such as: ‘Business, Government and CSR’; ‘Comparative CSR’; ‘Learning about Responsible Business from Stakeholders’; ‘Corporations and Human Rights’; and ‘Corporate Innovation and Sustainable Community Development’, ‘Stakeholder Democracy’. Others, in partnership with our colleagues at Nottingham’s Malaysia and China campuses, have addressed regional questions: ‘CSR in …
Is CSR taking root in East Africa?
April 23, 2012
The 2nd East African Awards Ceremony was held in Dar es Salaam on the 17th April, 2012. They were sponsored by Bank M in partnership with East Africa Business Council and Africa Practice amongst others. As one of the judges in the award’s judging panel, I had hoped that the 1st East African Awards held …
The Business of Advocating for Gender Equality
April 9, 2012
Not content with just one publication on gender and CSR (see our other blog, Women Mean Business), last month saw the release of another collaboration, this time with Oxfam. ‘Gender Equality: It’s you business’ is number seven in Oxfam International’s Briefings for Business series. It offers practical advice on achieving gender equality in four key …
Business Education for Responsible Capitalism
April 2, 2012
As is often the case following a business debacle, debate ensues about making business and capitalism more responsible. In the UK, Messrs Cameron and Miliband are scoring points off each other by offering ‘more responsible capitalisms than thou’, and more widely some business leaders are pointing to ethical, governance and regulatory business shortcomings. All very …
Women Mean Business
March 6, 2012
Tuesday the 6th March has been a very busy day for those of us working in the field of gender, sustainability and CSR. The UN Women’s Empowerment Principles annual seminar is playing out on a live webcast as I type, and Oxfam have launched a new Briefings for Business on gender equality. This morning I …
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