Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development: social capital and corporate development in developing economies / Risa Bhinekawati

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction: corporations and sustainable development goals Roles of companies in developing countries Lessons from a responsible company in a developing country Implications for sustainable development goals Structure of the book References 2 Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in developing countries Sustainable development issues in developing countries Extended roles of companies in developing countries The concept of corporate social responsibility Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) The importance of stakeholder management in strategic CSR CSR in developing countries Conclusion References 3 Social capital and corporate sustainability in developing countries Social capital as a form of capital Definitions of social capital Bonding, strong ties, bridging, weak ties and structural holes Social capital investment Benefits from social capital investment to corporate sustainability Conclusion References 4 Theoretical linkages between sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, social capital and corporate sustainability Theoretical framework Research objectives, research gaps and research questions References 5 Research approach Considerations for qualitative case study Research sampling and unit of analysis Data collection and data management Data storage and management Data reduction and data displays Data analysis Discussions and drawing conclusions Issues of qualitative case study References 6 Indonesia, a very large developing country Why Indonesia? The roles of companies and CSR in Indonesia Mandatory CSR but lack of government law enforcement Research and knowledge gap on CSR in Indonesia References 7 Astra, one of the largest companies in Indonesia Why Astra? The journey from small business to very large public company CSR as a strategic business investment CSR and corporate self-regulation CSR and stakeholder management Taking lessons from Astra's strategic CSR programs References 8 Empowering micro and small enterprises to build supply chain and prosperity MSMEs and poverty alleviation in Indonesia Evolution of the company's MSME program Sustainable development and the MSME development program The MSME program formulation and implementation The MSME program and social capital development Social capital and corporate sustainability Conclusion References 9 Developing vocational education to secure skilled workers Vocational education and lack of skilled workers in Indonesia Evolution of the company's vocational education program Sustainable development and vocational education program Vocational education program formulation and implementation Vocational education program and social capital development Social capital and corporate sustainability Conclusion References 10 Eradicating poverty by empowering smallholder farmers Palm oil plantations and sustainable development challenges in Indonesia Public roles of a palm oil company in sustainable development An overview of the company's CSR program surrounding its palm oil plantations Evolution of the company's CSR program in palm oil plantations Sustainable development and empowerment of smallholder farmers Smallholder program formulation and implementation Smallholder farmers' program and social capital development Social capital and corporate sustainability