This book takes a fresh look at current issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with a special focus on emerging economies. In particular, it includes dedicated chapters on the theory of CSR, related principles and values, and insights from cross-generational investigations. In turn, the second part of the book examines the relation between financial performance and social responsibility in different industries and types of organizations. The third part presents cases involving emerging economies, and addresses reporting, auditing and accounting, as well as sector-specific issues for e.g. retailing and banking. Lastly, the book tackles the aspects of financial performance and taxation in a number of case studies and practical examples. Overall the book provides cutting-edge insights into the theory and practice of CSR from European countries that can be considered emerging or developing.
Samuel O Idowu is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Corporate Social Responsibility at London Guildhall School of Business & Law, London Metropolitan University, UK. He researches in the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and Accounting and has published in both professional and academic journals since 1989. He is a freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Samuel is the Deputy CEO and First Vice President of the Global Corporate Governance Institute. He has led several edited books in CSR, is the Editor-in-Chief of two Springer’s reference books – the Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility and an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility. He is also a Series Editor for Springer’s books on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. One of his edited books wonthe most Outstanding Business Reference book Award of the American Library Association (ALA) in 2016 and another was ranked 18th in the 2010 Top 40 Sustainability Books by, Cambridge University, Sustainability Leadership Programme. Samuel is a member of the Committee of the Corporate Governance Special Interest Group of the British Academy of Management (BAM). He is on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Business Administration, Canada and Amfiteatru Economic Journal, Romania. Samuel has delivered a number of Keynote Speeches at national and international conferences and workshops on CSR and has on two occasions 2008 and 2014 won Emerald’s Highly Commended Literati Network Awards for Excellence. To date, Samuel has edited several books in the field of CSR, Sustainability and Governance and has written four forewords to books. Samuel has served as an external examiner to the following UK Universities – Sunderland, Ulster, Anglia Ruskin, Plymouth, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Teesside University, Middlesbrough Sheffield Hallam University and Leicester De Montfort University.
Catalina Sitnikov is a Professor at University of Craiova in Romania, at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. She holds a Doctorate degree in Management since 2000, Habilitation title in Management since 2014 and since February 2015 been a PhD supervisor in Management. She was for 3 years a Visiting Lecturer at Helsinki University of xxi Technology, Lahti Center in Finland. Since 1995, she has been teaching undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students. She teaches Quality Management, Total Quality Management and Management. Her main research areas include: management, strategic management, and mostly quality management, instruments and models specific to the stages of quality planning, control and improvement, quality management strategies, ISO standards, CSR from the perspective of specific standards and instruments.
Dalia Simion, is an Associate Professor of Economic and Financial Analysis and of Financial Management at the University of Craiova in Romania, at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Finance, Banking and Economic Analysis.She is a graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics-Informatics, specialization Mathematics, at the University of Craiova. She graduated in 1997 from the Faculty of Economic Sciences, with specialization in Banking and Stock Exchanges. In 2001 she obtained her PhD degree in Cybernetics and Economic Statistics. Since 1997, she has been teaching and researching in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Craiova, with the following areas of interest: Economic and Financial Analysis, Investment Management and Financial Management. She holds the relevant academic experience in teaching and lecturing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Claudiu George Bocean is a Professorand a PhD supervisor in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration within the University of Craiova. In 2000, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree with major in Accountancy and Informatics from the Faculty of Economics, University of Craiova, Romania. In 2004, he obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration, also from the Faculty of Economics, University of Craiova, Romania. In 2007, he obtained his PhD in Economics, from the Faculty of Economics, University of Craiova, Romania. In 2015, he got his Habilitation title in Management, from the Academy of Economic Sciences in Bucharest, Romania. Since 2002 – to the present, he has been teaching and researching in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Craiova on topics such as Human Resource Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Organization Theory, Business Economics, and cooperating with others on projects with national and international universities and organizations.
