Additional case study sources

This resource was compiled by Jenn Wilson, Research Assistant with the Smith School for Enterprise and Environment, in conjunction with the authors.

Readers wanting additional company-specific case studies have various sources they can turn to. Companies producing CSR or sustainability reports offer a wealth of material on their websites.

RESEARCHGATE (www.researchgate.net) is a free resource where researchers can exchange ideas and outputs about their research.  It includes case studies about companies such as Nestlé, Tata, and ITC. The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College offers a variety of reports suitable for case studies (https://ccc.bc.edu/). Some books also contain a variety of case study material, including the following:

CRANE, A. and MATTEN, D., 2015. Business ethics: managing corporate citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalization. 4th edn. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.

CRANE, A., MATTEN, D. and SPENCE, L.J., 2007. Corporate social responsibility : readings and cases in a global context. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge.

GRISERI, P. and SEPPALA, N., 2010. Business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Cengage Learning EMEA.

HOLLIDAY, C.O., SCHMIDHEINY, S., WATTS, P. and WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 2002. Walking the talk : the business case for sustainable development. Sheffield: Greenleaf.

JAMALI, D., KARAM, C. & BLOWFIELD, M. (eds) 2015, Development-Oriented Corporate Social Responsibility. Volumes 1 and 2,  Greenleaf, Sheffield.  A collection of experiences of CSR amongst multinational companies and SMEs in developing economies.

KOLB, R.W., 2008. Encyclopedia of business ethics and society. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

LOUCHE, C., IDOWU, S.O. and FILHO, W.L.,  2010. Innovative CSR: from risk management to value creation. Greenleaf Publishing.

SCHERER, A.G. and PALAZZO, G., 2010. Handbook of research on global corporate citizenship. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

SMITH, C. and LENSSEN, G., 2009. Mainstreaming Corporate Responsibility. John Wiley & Sons.

WERTHER, W.B. and CHANDLER, D., 2006. Strategic corporate social responsibility: stakeholders in a global environment. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications.

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