The business case for regulation of corporate social responsibility and accountability

Jeffrey Unerman and Brendan O’Dwyer

Accounting Forum, 2007, vol. 31, issue 4, 332-353

Abstract: This paper develops an alternative (or supplementary) theoretical justification for the regulation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social and environmental accounting and reporting (SEAR) to the justification contained in the extant academic literature. It does this by demonstrating how, contrary to the dominant business discourse, increased regulation designed to protect the social and environmental interests of a range of stakeholders can also serve to enhance corporate economic performance and shareholder value.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2007.08.002

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