Corporate social responsibility (CSR) consider how businesses treat their concerned risk takers. One essential stakeholder group that is regularly disregarded is the firm's stockholders. Frequently, the corporate social responsibility literature centers on workers, customers, and the natural surroundings, but rarely on investors.
The spotlight of this editorial is the consequences the business has on its investors as expressed through its corporate governance practices. If a company can not treat its stockholders well, what hope is there for the other stakeholders? Herein, we contend there are market forces at work which encourage great CSR behaviour.
PUBLICATION DATE: November 15, 2008 PRODUCT #: BH304-PDF-ENG
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