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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to grow as an area of interest in academia and business. Encompassing broad topics such as the relationship between business, society, and government, environmental issues, globalization, and the social and ethical dimensions of management and corporate operation, CSR has become an increasingly interdisciplinary subject relevant to areas of economics, sociology, and psychology, among others. New directions in CSR research include advanced 'micro' based investigations in organizational behaviour and human resource management, additional studies of environmental social responsibility and sustainability, further research on 'strategic' CSR, connections between social responsibility and entrepreneurship, and improvements in methods and data analysis as the field matures. Through authoritative contributions from international scholars across the social sciences, this Handbook provides a cohesive overview of this recent expansion. It introduces new perspectives, new methodologies, and new evidence from a range of disciplines to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary research and global implementation of corporate social responsibility.

The behavior of managers, including the rewards for poor performance, the oversight role of boards of directors, and the regulatory frameworks ensuring accountability to shareholders and stakeholders, has garnered significant media and policy attention, especially following the early 2000s financial crisis. However, corporate governance encompasses a broader range of issues that demand thorough examination as critical concerns for both business and society. Traditional governance research, particularly agency theory, has faced critiques for being "under-contextualized" and for its limited ability to accurately compare and explain diverse corporate governance arrangements across various institutional contexts. This Handbook seeks to address these theoretical and empirical gaps by exploring corporate governance at multiple levels, including individual managers, firms, institutions, industries, and nations, while presenting international evidence to showcase diverse perspectives. It evaluates the impact of corporate governance on performance through various indicators, such as accounting profit, economic profit, productivity growth, market share, and aspects of corporate social responsibility. Each chapter not only reviews existing literature but also proposes future research agendas on specific governance aspects, making this Handbook a comprehensive source of academic research that integrates studies from multiple disciplines,

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from business schools, the media, corporations, governments, and NGOs. CSR encompasses the evolving relationship between business, society, and government, addressing environmental concerns, corporate governance, ethical management dimensions, globalization, stakeholder debates, and activism from shareholders and consumers. This authoritative Oxford Handbook reviews the academic research that has influenced and responded to these issues, offering insights from leading experts. It is organized into seven sections: Introduction, Perspectives on CSR, Critiques of CSR, Actors and Drivers, Managing CSR, CSR in Global Context, and Future Perspectives and Conclusions. The Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management series compiles contributions from top scholars to discuss contemporary research and thinking across various interconnected topics, including Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Public Management, and International Business. Each volume features new essays with extensive references, making it both a comprehensive introduction to the topic and a valuable resource for scholars and advanced students.