The strategic importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for both large and small businesses only continues to grow. This Handbook explores the complex relationship between marketing and social responsibility, with a focus on marketing as a driver for CSR initiatives.Written by many of the leading scholars in the field, this is the first collection to examine CSR from a variety of marketing dimensions and a diverse set of cross-cultural perspectives, including consumer behavior, strategy, and public policy. The authors examine whether CSR holds equal value for both businesses and nonprofit organizations, and explore what happens when businesses fail to meet their larger social responsibilities. They also investigate potential consequences and the possibility that firms might do both good and harm while pursuing CSR initiatives. The conceptual and empirical insights found in this Handbook make it a useful resource for practitioners and an invaluable supplement to marketing curricula. Contributors: L. M. Aksoy, K. L. Becker-Olsen, E. Bigne, C.L. Bowen, D. L. Cassill, C. Corus, R. Curras-Perez, M. e. Drumright, A. Ekpo, L. Ferrell, O.C. Ferrell, F. Guzman, G. R. Henderson, R.P. Hill, Y. A. Komarova, G. R. Laczniak, R. Langan, D.R. Lehmann, S. Lopez, D. M. Martin, K. D. Martin, J. G. Mikeska, P. E. Murphy, J. L. Ozanne, M. Pirson, F.F. Quinn, J. M. Rapp, H. Ryu, J. Sawayda. J. Schouten, N. C. Smith, C. R. Taylor, D.M. Thorne, H. Weijo, Z. Yvaire

The strategic importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for both large and small businesses only continues to grow. This Handbook explores the complex relationship between marketing and social responsibility, with a focus on marketing as a driver for CSR initiatives.Written by many of the leading scholars in the field, this is the first collection to examine CSR from a variety of marketing dimensions and a diverse set of cross-cultural perspectives, including consumer behavior, strategy, and public policy. The authors examine whether CSR holds equal value for both businesses and nonprofit organizations, and explore what happens when businesses fail to meet their larger social responsibilities. They also investigate potential consequences and the possibility that firms might do both good and harm while pursuing CSR initiatives. The conceptual and empirical insights found in this Handbook make it a useful resource for practitioners and an invaluable supplement to marketing curricula. Contributors: L. M. Aksoy, K. L. Becker-Olsen, E. Bigne, C.L. Bowen, D. L. Cassill, C. Corus, R. Curras-Perez, M. e. Drumright, A. Ekpo, L. Ferrell, O.C. Ferrell, F. Guzman, G. R. Henderson, R.P. Hill, Y. A. Komarova, G. R. Laczniak, R. Langan, D.R. Lehmann, S. Lopez, D. M. Martin, K. D. Martin, J. G. Mikeska, P. E. Murphy, J. L. Ozanne, M. Pirson, F.F. Quinn, J. M. Rapp, H. Ryu, J. Sawayda. J. Schouten, N. C. Smith, C. R. Taylor, D.M. Thorne, H. Weijo, Z. Yvaire

Ethical and social issues in marketing and consumer behaviour are the focus of this book. Leading scholars in marketing discuss controversial, cutting-edge theoretical approaches to investigating public interest. They examine difficult consumption issues such as substance abuse and grieving customers as well as media issues like portrayal of minority groups, target marketing and the impact that idealized images has on consumers' perceptions of their lives. The book concludes with a discussion of legislative and social marketing issues including green buying practices, consumer rights, warning labels and product safety.