Dear all (with apologies for cross-posting) CSR in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Countries Special issue call for papers from Social Responsibility Journal (Ranked A on the Australian Research Council)
The BRIC (Brazil, China, India and Russia) countries are respectively the 8th, 2nd, 11th and 12th largest economies in the world (World Bank, 2009). However, massive economic growth over the last 20 year has come at the expense of environmental degradation, institutional development and poor income distribution. India still has up to 60% of its population living on less than 1$US per day (World Bank, 2010), Russia is ranked 154th out of 178 countries for corruption (Transparency International 2010), whilst Brazil has some of the highest levels of income inequality in the world (World CIA Report 2009). In addition, China has no functioning democracy, and Russia has taken radical steps to curtail freedom of the press and control civil society organisations since 2000. To date CSR research in emerging and transitioning countries has tended to focus on multi-national companies doing CSR in emerging and/or developing contexts (Akpan, 2008; Amaeshi and Amao, 2009; Hamann, 2006; Mishra and Suar, 2010), rather than on the CSR activity of domestic firms. To address this gap, this special edition will encourage a broader insight into the type, nature and scope of CSR within domestic firms within some of the worlds fastest growing economies. Papers are invited that address the theme of this issue within the BRIC. Important aspects include; Motivators for CSR The influence of MNC and globalisation on CSR Sustainability and environmental management issues Influence of social movements on CSR activity Employee and human rights Poverty alleviation Corruption Sustainable Development Ethics and corporate behaviour including philanthropic activity Reflections on contextualising CSR for non-western settings The deadline for submission of full papers is November 1st 2011 but early submission is encouraged with an estimated publication date of 2012. Guest Editors Professor Jo Crotty Professor of Strategy and CSR Salford Business School Manchester [email protected] Dr Sarah Marie Hall Research Associate Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Keele University (Staffordshire) and Marches Energy Agency (Shrewsbury) [email protected] Submission of papers Authors should submit their manuscripts electronically (preferably in Word format) to Jo at the email provided above. The length of submitted paper should not exceed 10000 words including all references, tables, figure, author bios, abstract and keywords, although in some cases, involving mainly the reporting of qualitative data, longer manuscripts may be accepted. All authors' details must be printed on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article. A title of not more than eight words should be provided. An abstract of no more than 250 words should accompany the paper along with 6 key words. All papers will be subject to the normal blind refereeing process. Authors wishing to discuss their paper prior to submission may contact either guest editor. For more information, please see: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=3395 Many thanks Sarah Marie Hall and Jo Crotty Dr Sarah Marie Hall Keele University and Marches Energy Agency
