Contents: Overview, GA¼ler Aras and David Crowther; Part I Theoretical Overview: A Luhmannian in the playground - corporate social responsibility from a systems-theoretic perspective, Juliane Riese; What is 'good' corporate governance?, Dominique Bessaire, Celine Chatelin and Stephane Onnee; Redefining sustainability, GA¼ler Aras and David Crowther; The social contract of business in society, Sandra Waddock; The shifting meaning of sustainability, Mary A. Kaidonis, Natalie P. Stoianoff and Jane Andrew; Corporate social responsibility and accounting, Stuart Cooper; Responsible practices in small and medium enterprises, Antonio Vives. Part II Applying Corporate Governance: Trends in corporate governance, Wallace N. Davidson III, Sameh Sakr and Hongxia Wang; Corporate governance - responsibilities of the board, Maria Aluchna; Shareholder rights and stakeholder rights in corporate governance, Mirella Damiani; The regulatory and legal framework of corporate governance, Hillary Shaw; The agency problem and corporate governance, GA¼ler Aras and David Crowther; Auditing, product certification and corporate social responsibility, Charles Elad; Decisive risk management for corporate governance, Kurtay Ogunc; Corporate social responsibility - a broader view of corporate governance, GA¼ler Aras and David Crowther. Part III Applying Corporate Social Responsibility: The social responsibility of major shareholders, Marc Goergen and Luc Renneboog; External agencies and corporate social responsibility, David Birch; How globalization is affecting corporate social responsibility - dynamics of the interaction between corporate social responsibility and globalization, A?zer Ertuna and Bengi Ertuna; Responsibility and performance - social actions of firms in a transitional society, Deniz Erden and Muzaffer Bodur; Feasibility of corporate social responsibility activities practised by SMEs in Uzbekistan - a stakeholders' perspective, Bokhodir Ayupov and Iroda Komilova; Education