Governance of Risk - 9781781907801

Editors Crowther (corporate social responsibility, De Montfort University, UK) and Aras (finance, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey) unite international contributors to address the relationship between governance and risk and their relationship to business practice at the global, societal, and business unit levels in the commercial and public sectors. Major themes are transparency, environmental problems, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. Specific chapter topics include stakeholder activism, govnernance in capital market institutions, and the element of risk in relation to importing from less-developed countries using preferential tariffs. The book was prepared for the Social Responsibility Research Network's 12th annual conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)