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Informationen zum Autor KEITH DICKSON Head of the School of Business and Management at Brunel University, UKJOHAN GRAAFLAND Professor of Economics, Business and Ethics at Tilburg University, The NetherlandsSHAHEENA JANJUHA-JIVRAJ Lecturer in the Business School at Brunel University, UKFRANK MAAß Researcher at the Institute for SME Research in Bonn (IfM Bonn), GermanyLUTA PREUSS Lecturer in European Business Policy at Royal Holloway College, University of London, UKROBERT RUTHERFORD Senior Research Officer in the Research and Development Division, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UKCLARE SOUTHWELL CommunityMark and SME Development Manager at Business in the Community, UKNELLEKE STOFFELE Teacher and Researcher at Tilburg University, The NetherlandsANDREA WERNER PhD student at Brunel University, UKBERT W. VAN DE VEN Tilburg University, The NetherlandsMARTINA WEGNER Researcher at the Center for Corporate Citizenship, University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany Klappentext Social responsibility and social capital are high on the agenda of governments and corporations. But what of the small firm? Little is known about the small firm response to social issues, despite their domination of the business landscape. This book brings empirical research on social responsibility from Germany, the UK and the Netherlands together with the theoretical concept of social capital. It makes fascinating and sometimes surprising reading for all those concerned with the role business plays in society. Zusammenfassung Social responsibility and social capital are high on the agenda of governments and corporations. But what of the small firm? Little is known about the small firm response to social issues, despite their domination of the business landscape. This book brings empirical research on social responsibility from Germany, the UK and the Netherlands together with the theoretical concept of social capital. It makes fascinating and sometimes surprising reading for all those concerned with the role business plays in society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; L.J.Spence, A.Werner & M.Wegner Literature Review: Social Capital and SMEs; A.Werner & L.J.Spence Social Responsibility, Social Capital, Citizenship and SMEs; A.Habisch Social Responsibility, Profit Maximization and the Small Firm Owner-Manager; L.J.Spence & R.Rutherford SMEs, Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Bavaria and West London; R.Schmidpeter & L.J.Spence Social Captial as a Long-Term Resource Amongst Ethnic Networks: The South Asian Business Community in Britain; S.Janjuha-Jivraj Engaging SMEs in Community and Social Issues; C.Southwell Corporate Citizenship and SMEs in Germany: A New Institutional Economics Perspective; F.Maaß Strategies and Instruments for Organizing Corporate Social Responsibility by Small and Large Businesses in the Netherlands; J.Graafland, B.van de Ven & N.Stoffele Aristotle in Your Local Garage: Enlarging Social Capital with an Ethics Test; L.Preuss The Social World of SMEs: The Way Forward; K.Dickson, A.Habisch, R.Schmidpeter, L.Spence & A.Werner...
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Introduction; L.J.Spence, A.Werner & M.Wegner Literature Review: Social Capital and SMEs; A.Werner & L.J.Spence Social Responsibility, Social Capital, Citizenship and SMEs; A.Habisch Social Responsibility, Profit Maximization and the Small Firm Owner-Manager; L.J.Spence & R.Rutherford SMEs, Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Bavaria and West London; R.Schmidpeter & L.J.Spence Social Captial as a Long-Term Resource Amongst Ethnic Networks: The South Asian Business Community in Britain; S.Janjuha-Jivraj Engaging SMEs in Community and Social Issues; C.Southwell Corporate Citizenship and SMEs in Germany: A New Institutional Economics Perspective; F.Maaß Strategies and Instruments for Organizing Corporate Social Responsibility by Small and Large Businesses in the Netherlands; J.Graafland, B.van de Ven & N.Stoffele Aristotle in Your Local Garage: Enlarging Social Capital with an Ethics Test; L.Preuss The Social World of SMEs: The Way Forward; K.Dickson, A.Habisch, R.Schmidpeter, L.Spence & A.Werner
