Social Partnerships and Responsible Business: A Research Handbook

Cross-sector partnerships are widely hailed as a critical means for addressing a wide array of social challenges such as climate change, poverty, education, corruption, and health.Amid all the positive rhetoric of cross-sector partnerships though, critical voices point to the limited success of various initiatives in delivering genuine social change and in providing for real citizen participation. This collection critically examines the motivations for, processes within, and expected and actual outcomes of cross-sector partnerships. In opening up new theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives on cross-sector social interactions, this book reimagines partnerships in order to explore the potential to contribute to the social good. A multi-disciplinary perspective on partnerships adds serious value to the debate in a range of fields including management, politics, public management, sociology, development studies, and international relations. Contributors to the volume reflect many of these diverse perspectives, enabling the book to provide an account of partnerships that is theoretically rich and methodologically varied. With critical contributions from leading academics such as Barbara Gray, Ans Kolk, John Selsky, and Sandra Waddock, this book is a comprehensive resource which will increase understanding of this vital issue. Additional ISBNs 0415678633, 0415678641, 1315867176, 9780415678636, 9780415678643, 9781315867175Social Partnerships and Responsible Business: A Research Handbook 1st Edition is written by M. May Seitanidi and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Social Partnerships and Responsible Business are 9781317962915, 1317962915 and the print ISBNs are 9780415678643, 0415678641. Additional ISBNs include 0415678633, 0415678641, 1315867176, 9780415678636, 9780415678643, 9781315867175.