Sage Publications - The End of Corporate Social Responsibility

Challenge the mainstream views on business ethics with The End of Corporate Social Responsibility: Crisis and Critique from Sage Publications. This book provides a necessary critique of both CSR practice and scholarship, moving beyond standard advocacy to offer a political and critical perspective. Through a strident approach supported by extensive case studies, the text argues that much CSR-related activity is designed to gain legitimacy from employees and consumers. This process can ultimately further the exploitative and colonizing agendas of large corporations. By examining CSR within the political economy of late capitalism, the book returns the focus to the fundamental nature of large corporations and their impact on society. This is an essential read for those looking to understand the deeper political implications of corporate ethics and the true motivations behind modern social responsibility initiatives.