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Corporate Governance eJournal Faculty of Law

4-12-2007

Corporate Social Responsibility: Impact of globalisation and international business
Kim Kercher
Bond University, Kim_Kercher@bond.edu.au

Recommended Citation Kim Kercher. (2007) "Corporate Social Responsibility: Impact of globalisation and international business" ,, . http://epublications.bond.edu.au/cgej/4
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Impact of globalisation and international business
Abstract

[Extract] Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is associated with the conduct of corporations and in particular whether corporations owe a duty to stakeholders other than shareholders. Whilst the phrase ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ may be gaining momentum, the concept itself is not new. The question as to whether corporations owe duties to broader stakeholders has been debated at various times throughout the twentieth century.
Keywords

corporate social responsibility, corporations, globalisation, international business

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Corporate Social Responsibility ‐ Impact of globalisation and international business By Kim Kercher
Date of publication: 11 December 2006

Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is associated with the conduct of corporations and in particular whether corporations owe a duty to stakeholders other than shareholders. Whilst the phrase ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ may be gaining momentum, the concept itself is not