As usual the conference is intended to be interdisciplinary and welcomes contributions from anyone who has a perspective on this important issue. Papers are welcome on any topic related to this broad issue and suggested themes for papers include:
· Environmental auditing
· Ethics and corporate behaviour
· Globalisation and corporate activity
· Governmental influences on corporate behaviour
· The influence of taxation upon corporate behaviour
· Protests concerning corporate activity
· Regulation of corporate social behaviour
· Social responsibility and marketing
· Stakeholder activism
· The role of accounting in corporate accountability
· The role of corporate governance
Offers to run workshops, symposia, poster sessions. themed tracks or alternative events are especially welcome. Please contact David Crowther with suggestions.
Abstracts
of 500-1,000 words should be sent by 31st May 2005 (preferably by
email to David Crowther) or by post
to Professor David Crowther, Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility,
London Metropolitan University, Stapleton House, 277-281 Holloway Rd, London N7
8HN, UK.
Selected papers from this conference will be collected for publication in special issues of journals associated with the conference. It is also anticipated that an edited book will be produced. Full details will be provided later.