CSR in the Middle East: Fresh Perspectives

216 Pages·2012·0.98 MB·English

by  Dima Jamali, Yusuf Sidani (eds.)

CSR in the Middle East
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Fresh Perspectives
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AmericanUniversityofBeirut
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Contents
ListofIllustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
NotesonContributors xiii
ListofAbbreviationsandAcronyms xxi
Introduction:CSRintheMiddleEast:
FreshPerspectives 1
DimaJamaliandYusufSidani
1 CSRandPhilanthropy:DifferentFormsofEffective
SocialInvestment 11
SariKassisandYazanMajaj
2 HarnessingValuesforImpactBeyondProfitinMENA 25
DavidL.Haskell,JaniceHayashiHaskell
andJessicaJinjuPottenger
3 CSRtoIncreaseAccesstoMedicines:Lessonsand
OpportunitiesfortheMiddleEast 49
JosephAntoun
4 CSR:ACostoranOpportunityforSMEsinthe
MiddleEast? 72
DimaJamaliandAlexandraTarazi
5 SociallyResponsibleEmployeeManagement:Case
StudiesfromSaudiArabiaandLebanon 93
MarianEabrasuandAkramAlAriss
6 CorporateEnvironmentalResponsibilityinJordan:
ThePotentialandLimits 114
MunaY.Hindiyeh,MalyubaAbu-Daabes
andHaithamE.Salti
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7 TheDevelopmentofCSRReportingintheMiddleEast 136
JeannetteVinkeandAidaEl-Khatib
8 TheAUBNeighborhoodInitiative:SocialResponsibility
inaUniversity’sBackyard 158
TonnieChoueiriandCynthiaMyntti
ConclusionsandtheFuture 176
DimaJamali
Index 177
Illustrations
Tables
3.1 RisksandBenefitsofCSRStrategiestoIncreaseAccess
toMedicines 61
4.1 StrengthsofSMEsinRelationtoCSR 77
4.2 ChallengesofSMEsinRelationtoCSR 79
4.3 CompanyDescription 82
6.1 MatrixofKeyCSRIssueswithAppropriateIndicators
byStakeholders 117
6.2 SourcesofEmissionsinJordan 123
6.3 MostFeasibleCleanProductionOptionsforPlantA 125
6.4 MostFeasibleCleanProductionOptionsforPlantB 125
7.1 InternationalCSRReportingStandardsand
Frameworks 140
7.2 IntervieweeInformation 144
8.1 OrganizationsasPlaceBuilders 172
Figures
2.1 TheSocialImpactofCarewithLove 30
2.2 TheSustainableProfitabilityofCarewithLove 31
2.3 TheCarewithLoveValuesAssimilationProcess 31
2.4 ImprovementofAverageCaregiverPerformance 35
2.5 AccelerationofExcellentCaregiverPerformance 36
2.6 Self-ReportedCaregiverMotivationRankings 37
2.7 ValueExchangeofRespectandLove 43
3.1 TreatmentAffordabilityforAdultRespiratoryInfection 54
7.1 SustainabilityDecision-MakingModel(Accountingfor
Sustainability,2010) 138
7.2 Market-BasedApproachModel 142
7.3 DriversandObstaclesofCSRintheMiddleEast(Vinke
andEl-Khatib,2011) 151
8.1 ChallengestoUniversity–CommunityPartnerships 163
8.2 TheAUBNeighborhoodInitiative 169
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