Corporate Social Involvement: Social, Political and Environmental Issues in Britain and Italy

By Michael Marinetto

Book Overview

This is an examination of corporate social responsibility in Britain and Italy. There is a growing interest in businesses rendering themselves more socially active and becoming more involved in addressing social problems. A number of British companies have been adopting many of the community practices that have characterized corporate life in America since the early 1960s. Corporate responsibility is defined as a business engagement in the wider community in order to contribute towards the general well-being of society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840141891
• ISBN13: 9781840141894
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"