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Book SynopsisThis book is a study that examines the concept of corporate social responsibility in Japanese manufacturing companies within the United States, by comparing the corporate philanthropy of Japanese companies against American and British companies.
Trade ReviewYukio Yotsumoto's work focuses on competing notions of corporate social responsibility in Japanese manufacturing firms in Kentucky....His book looks at the philanthropic attitudes and practices of three Japanese firms, and compares them with those of two American firms and one British firm in "Heartland," a community in northern Kentucky. Yotsumoto's work is based on interviews with company representatives and is supported with secondary sources....Readers will gain valuable insight into how three Japanese firms have adopted corporate social responsibility....Yotsumoto's book illustrates the vital role that American influence has played on the philanthropic practices taken by these Japanese firms. * Journal of Asian Studies *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 List of Figures Chapter 3 List of Charts Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Chapter One: Introduction Chapter 6 Chapter Two: Literature Review Chapter 7 Chapter Three: Research Methods Chapter 8 Chapter Four: Research Setting - a Community Chapter 9 Chapter Five: Human Resource Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 10 Chapter Six: Firm Size and Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 11 Chapter Seven: Civil Society in Japan and the United States Chapter 12 Chapter Eight: Learning about Corporate Giving Chapter 13 Chapter Nine: Conclusion Chapter 14 Appendix A: List of Japanese Companies in Kentucky Chapter 15 References
