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International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets (IJBEM)

Call for Papers

Special Issue on: "International Conference On CSR In Globalized World: Emerging Issues And Challenges"

Guest Editors: Nisigandha Bhuyan, Arpita Ghosh, VK Unni & Ramendra Singh, IIM Calcutta, India

Various forms of Corporate Social Responsibility have been well known practices in India much before the advent of American academic curricula through Business Schools. Corporate Charity was one of the earliest activities, and as the name suggests, it was voluntary and almost always depended on the charitable instincts of businessmen. After the institutionalization of Business Academia, CSR has come a long way from acts of charity to Strategic CSR that is now inclusive of awareness and concerns for greater social causes like poverty alleviation, education, and access to bare necessities (the problems that developing economies are consistently grappling with). However, the alignment between societal and business goals through CSR practices is not an internalized and universalized reality. Post liberalization, large firms did align their business objectives with societal requirements. However, the Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is struggling to incorporate CSR into their business objectives. Moreover, CSR in India is still further from incorporating sustainable business practices. To add to this existing mesh, CSR enters as a mandatory requirement for some of the corporations. The clauses of the mandate are not necessarily favorable to Strategic CSR – the only CSR that motivates the corporate to incorporate CSR practices into their business goals.

It is time we outgrow the question “Why to do CSR?” Now it is all about “How to do CSR?” CSR is such an all-inclusive umbrella notion that can encompass almost all organizational engagements. Doing CSR now seems to be a way to find a sweet spot between the need to do business and the need to address social and environmental concerns. This conference, situated within academic premises, will reach out to representatives from the industries as well, to discuss CSR practices and reflect on the challenges and opportunities that such engagements continually run into, thus enabling the way forward for CSR discourse in India and the world, and in academia as well as industry.

The aim of this special issue is to discuss approaches and practices in CSR in different organization across geographies. The special issue aims to develop new theories, and extend existing theories, through empirical examination, and/or conceptual advancements with strong implications for managers, focusing on cross- and inter-disciplinary research using theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses.
Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

• Philosophy and History of Global CSR leading into Contemporary CSR Applications
• Evolving CSR Schools of Thoughts
• The Way Forward for the Persistent ‘Shareholder vs. Stakeholder’ Debate
• CSR looking beyond Profit?
• Models of Inclusive and Sustainable CSR
• Ways in which Social responsibility pays back to business?
• Is CSR about stakeholder management?
• How to leverage CSR for market development at bottom of the pyramid?
• How to make a business case for CSR?
• Whether CSR activities bring in healthier bottom-lines for the companies and higher returns for the stockholders?
• Whether CSR activities have anything to do with governance of the companies?
• What are the consequences of making CSR mandatory in India?
• Legal Challenges involved in CSR Compliance
• Regulatory Issues in Reporting and Disclosure of CSR Policies
• Legal implications of excluding activities undertaken in pursuance of the normal course of business of the company
• CSR in SMEs

Other themes may include:

• Philosophy and history of CSR in various countries(single country papers are most welcome)
• CSR: The necessity of collaboration between Academics and Industry
• Motivation for doing CSR
• Strategic CSR: How best to do it?
• CSR as a form of marketing
• CSR and HR policies
• How would corporations react to mandatory CSR when not applicable to them?
• CSR and Sustainability
• The gap between CSR and Sustainability
• CSR Law and Application of CSR across Company Verticals
• CSR Impact Measurement Tool
• CSR Standards, Framework and Reporting – ISO26000, AA, GRI etc. (In India)
• CSR Index and Benchmarking
• CSR – Corporate Governance Vs. International Human Rights
• CSR and Sustainable Supply Chain
• CSR Business Case CSR Branding Communication and Reporting (CSR BCR)
• CSR in Stakeholder Engagement/ Materiality Analysis
• CSR and Shared Value of Companies

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the page

Important Dates

• Submission of full manuscripts: 1 March, 2016
• First reviews to authors: 30 April, 2016
• R&R: 30 June, 2016
• Submission of final versions: October 31, 2016

Papers submitted earlier than the submission date will be put through the review process on rolling basis, and authors may expect to hear sooner. The Special issue is likely to come out in mid-2017.

Editors and Notes

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to . If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your email, the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor).

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