Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in Developing and Emerging Economies Institutional, Governance and Regulatory Issues

This book offers a new, nuanced, and comprehensive look at how CSR is practiced and disclosed in terms of corporate transparency, sustainability, and accountability, from the perspective of developing and emerging economies. Given the importance and power of emerging economies in shaping global gross domestic product (GDP), entrepreneurship, and corporate investment, it is crucial to examine this phenomenon in terms of corporate sustainability and achieving the ideals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a more sustainable future. The book therefore addresses contextual institutional, regulatory, and governance issues in these regions to contribute to the debate as well as a rethinking of the motivation for CSR practice and reporting. The book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and students.

Corporate social responsibility practices in the Nigerian oil industry: New legal direction and the implications for reporting.-  Humanism as an institutional driver of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.- CSR Disclosure, Motivation for Disclosure and Who Matters to the Firm: Prospecting for Normative Organisational Practice.- The role of transformational leadership in promoting corporate governance  effectiveness in Nigeria.- Customer social responsibility reporting in Bolivia: Practices and trends.- CSR as a solution for tackling socio-economic challenges in Romania.- Unpacking Corporate Social Responsibility Activities in Organisations by considering    social, economic, and environmental challenges: A Conceptual Approach.- Advancing Governance Towards Sustainable Development based on multilateralism and democracy: The Example of Chile Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development: Exploring the  Nexus in the Sierra Leonean Context.- An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related objectives enshrined in the  ‘National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda, 2008’: A Policy Perspective Paper.- CSR in SMEs in a Sub-Saharan Africa: Motivations, Perceptions, Practices, and Barriers to  Implementation.- Responsible Entrepreneurship: Raising Corporate Social Responsibility Awareness  Among Male and Female Owned and Managed Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria.

Dr. Samuel O. Idowu is a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University(UK). As the President of the Global Corporate Governance Institute (GCGI) he is connected with a research network of scholars based in more than 40 countries around the world.  He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility and has acted as the Editor-in-Chief of three major global reference books, the Encyclopaedia of Corporate Social Responsibility, the Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Encyclopaedia of Sustainable Management. He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and has won a number of awards globally in the field of CSR and has continued to work in the fields of CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. 

Dr. Uzoechi Nwagbara is a Visiting Senior Fellow (Associate Professor) at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales (LSC affiliation), United Kingdom, and Director of Studies and Doctoral Supervisor at University of the West of Scotland, University of Worcester and University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He is also Associate Lecturer at University of Sunderland in London and holds Visiting Professorship at Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria and the ICT University, Yaounde, Cameroon.  His research interests are eclectic and multidisciplinary, including corporate social responsibility & reporting, sustainability, human resource management, corporate governance, labor relations, critical discourse analysis, and postcolonial African studies.

Dr. Yahaya Alhassan is  Principal Lecturer in Finance and Strategic Management at the University of Sunderland in London, United Kingdom, where he is also head of academic operations responsible for quality assurance and new programme development. Dr. Alhassan is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in the United Kingdom. He has over 20 years' teaching and management experience, developed in his roles in the higher education sector and the consultancy industry. His research interests are around development finance, microfinance, entrepreneurial finance, ethnic minority entrepreneurship and microbusiness development with a special focus on diaspora bonds and financial technology.