Excerpt from Some Research on Corporate Social Responsibility as Coping 1. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Investor, by E. H. Bowman, Journal of Contemporary Business, Winter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Corporate Social Responsibility and the Investor In virtually every case the proposal has been contested by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission as not appropriate for stockholder vote. However, the sec has approved enough of them for stockholder voting, some in modified form, that many of the issues have been voted upon at the annual meeting. Because proportionately few stockholders attend annual meetings, the votes have largely been by proxy a signed delegation of the right to vote the shares either in a particular manner, or as the delegate chooses). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book examines anti-corporate activism in the United States, providing a nuanced understanding of the changing focal points of challenges to corporations.

The Journal of Business Ethics was founded by Alex C. Michalos and Deborah C. Poff and published its first issue in March 1982. It is the most frequently cited business ethics journal in the world. The Journal has always offered a multi-disciplinary and international public forum for the discussion of issues concerning the interaction of successful business and moral virtue. Its authors and readers are primarily scholars and students in social sciences and philosophy , with special interests in the interaction of these disciplines with business or corporate responsibility. Since the field of business ethics grew simultaneously with the growth of the Journal, a collection of its most cited articles is tantamount to a collection of the articles that had the greatest influence in defining the field over its first 30 years of development. In this anniversary volume, an overview of citation classics from the Journal is presented, the 33 most frequently cited articles are reproduced and brief reflections on the impact of the Journal on the field are given from over 100 scholars who authored citation classics and/or distinguished papers, as well as those who served on the Editorial Board and/or are recognized as leaders in the field.

The economy still in turmoil of the financial crisis and recession has left many companies struggling while the capitalistic system itself is being questioned (Porter and Kramer, 2011; Rappaport, 2011). Several ways to amend the system and ways to rekindle the economy are being suggested and explored and Creating Shared Value (CSV) could be one of these measures to improve the situation. Thus the research investigates the feasibility of small and medium businesses (SMEs) engaging in CSV.