Dayal-Gulati, Finn, and Diermeier (all Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern U.) present a collection of 16 papers submitted by graduate students enrolled in the Kellogg School of
Management's "Global Initiatives in Management" classes of 2003. Featuring original field research by the graduate students, the papers explore issues of corporate citizenship in a wide range
of countries. Coverage includes the interplay among social accounting, labor standards, and the methods used to uphold them, and the returns gained at both corporate and societal levels in
Asia; the effects of multinational corporations' (MNCs) policies and operations on local citizens; MNCs' and other organizations' contributions toward black economic empowerment in South
Africa; corporate attempts to address the HIV/AIDs crises in South Africa and Brazil; and corporate, governmental, and NGO efforts to reduce threats to the environment and promote greener
technologies. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
