“This will become a seminal text that can be used at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It is well-written, incorporates U.S. and European theoretical perspectives on CSR practice, and places it squarely in the domain of strategic communication.”
- Derina R. Holtzhausen, Oklahoma State University
“CSR has become the new mantra of the corporate world. With a strategic and process oriented approach to CSR, this important book provides new research-based insights into the concept, philosophy, and practice of CSR.”
- Winni Johansen, Aarhus University
“Without a sound CSR commitment by management, efforts to communicate CSR are at best facile and at worst manipulative and deceptive. CSR theory reasons that the organization must first be “good” if it is to communicate in ways that can advantage its brand equity and protect it against unwarranted attacks. Coombs and Holladay wisely understand this battlefield and build on it to advance the understanding of what can and must be said to feature businesses’ CSR achievements.”
- Bob Heath, University of Houston
W. TIMOTHY COOMBS is a Professor in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is author of the award-winning Ongoing Crisis Communication (1999), Today?s Public Relations (with Robert Heath, 2006), and Code Red in the Boardroom: Crisis Management as Organizational DNA (2006).
SHERRY J. HOLLADAY is a Professor in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Her work has been widely published in several journals.
Together, W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Holladay are authors of the award-winning books It?;s Not Just PR: Public Relations in Society (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007) and PR Strategy and Application: Managing Influence (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and co-editors of The Handbook of Crisis Communication (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).
From the Inside Flap
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become central to many businesses as they negotiate in an increasingly global marketplace. This book offers a strategic, communication-centred approach to integrating CSR into organizations, founded in stakeholder engagement and dialogue. It is structured around the CSR Process Model, which guides readers through the research, development, implementation, and evaluation of CSR initiatives. Corporate reputations are increasingly dependent upon CSR, which in turn signals the importance of this topic for organizational success and the need to integrate stakeholders into this process. Lively, international examples are used throughout and are drawn from a variety of industries to illustrate the challenges of doing CSR well.
Topics covered include maximizing the use of social media and traditional media; creating strategic initiatives that reflect the organization’s missions and its capabilities; communicating to promote CSR efforts; collaborating with third party organizations; assessing internal and external stakeholder expectations and involving stakeholders in CSR efforts; and managing challenges to an organization’s CSR record. This highly accessible book draws from a variety of disciplines to illustrate how corporate social responsibility should be viewed as an ongoing process grounded in effective communication practices.
From the Back Cover
“This will become a seminal text that can be used at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It is well written, incorporates US and European theoretical perspectives on CSR practice, and is placed squarely in the domain of strategic communication.”
Derina R. Holtzhausen, Oklahoma State University
“CSR has become the new mantra of the corporate world. With a strategic and process-oriented approach to CSR, this important book provides new research-based insights into the concept, philosophy, and practice of CSR.”
Winni Johansen, Aarhus University
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become central to many businesses as they negotiate in an increasingly global marketplace. This book offers a strategic, communication-centered approach to integrating CSR into organizations, founded in stakeholder engagement and dialogue. It is structured around the CSR Process Model, which guides readers through the research, development, implementation, and evaluation of CSR initiatives.
Topics covered include maximizing the use of social media and traditional media; creating strategic initiatives that reflect the organization’s missions and its capabilities; communicating to promote CSR efforts; collaborating with third-party organizations; assessing internal and external stakeholder expectations and involving stakeholders in CSR efforts; and managing challenges to an organization’s CSR record.
About the Author
W. TIMOTHY COOMBS is a Professor in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is author of the award-winning Ongoing Crisis Communication (1999), Today’s Public Relations (with Robert Heath, 2006), and Code Red in the Boardroom: Crisis Management as Organizational DNA (2006).
SHERRY J. HOLLADAY is a Professor in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Her work has been widely published in several journals.
Together, W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Holladay are authors of the award-winning books It’;s Not Just PR: Public Relations in Society (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007) and PR Strategy and Application: Managing Influence (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and co-editors of The Handbook of Crisis Communication (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).
