Handbook on Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility

Author: Michel Magnan and Giovanna Michelon

The world-wide transition towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) results in profound changes to business practices. Hence, this crucial Handbook adopts a global perspective to review key CSR issues and their implications for the future evolution of corporate governance.

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Michel Magnan and Giovanna Michelon bring together leading experts who deftly explore the critical tensions and areas of convergence between CSR and corporate governance. The Handbook further assesses the environmental responsibilities corporations are now facing and examines the wide range of social responsibility issues affecting businesses, with a particular focus on corporate philanthropy, boardroom diversity, workplace harassment and gender equality. The Handbook concludes with some thought-provoking discussion about the future evolution of corporate governance if it is to succeed in addressing emerging environmental and social challenges. Arguing that environmental and social responsibilities represent the essence of CSR, this dynamic Handbook provides a number of policy and practical recommendations, proposing ideas for future research and useful indications for boards of directors.

This incisive and forward-thinking Handbook will be an important read for academics and researchers interested in corporate governance, CSR, and sustainability. It will also prove highly beneficial for professionals and practitioners working in corporate governance and its intersection with sustainability.

Critic Reviews

‘Magnan and Michelon designed an approach that lays the foundations for a new era in governance. Presenting key corporate social responsibility issues and their implications, they share novel and practical ways to enhance corporate governance effectiveness in facing these new challenges. An exciting and timely contribution to the field, I strongly recommend it.’ -- François Dauphin, Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations, Canada
‘This Handbook couldn't have come out at a better time. With the way we work, consume and communicate changing at a rapid pace, organizational leaders are in constant planning mode, and none will be able to achieve their objectives without a fit-for-purpose governance framework.’ -- Rachael Johnson, ACCA, UK
‘This book collects several interesting perspectives on the convergence of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Thanks to the editorship of Michel and Giovanna and the contributions provided by different scholars, the book helps students and practitioners to mature an updated and comprehensive understanding of this increasingly relevant topic.’ -- Alessandro Zattoni, Luiss University, Italy
‘This book brilliantly combines CSR and corporate governance concerns by reflecting both an academic lens and a practical perspective. The result is a reference work that is equally useful for researchers, board members, managers, and policymakers. It is as relevant as it is comprehensive, providing an appreciation of the risks as well as the opportunities.’ -- Jean-François Henri, Université Laval, Canada
‘This is a must read for anyone doing research or teaching in the corporate governance area. It pulls together the disparate work on corporate governance in an easy to use source. A total winner.’ -- Jeffrey Cohen, Boston College, US

About the Author

Edited by Michel Magnan, Distinguished University Professor of Accountancy and S.A. Jarislowsky Chair in Corporate Governance, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada and Giovanna Michelon, University of Padova, Italy