Indian Business: Notions and Practices of Responsibility (Contemporary Themes in Business and Management)

Book Details

• Publisher: Routledge

• Author: Nimruji Jammulamadaka

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9780367277697

• Pages: 268

• Cover: Paperback

• Release Date: 28-03-2019

• Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches

About the Book

Corporate Social Responsibility in India: A Critical Understanding offers a deep dive into the paradoxes and complexities of Indian business practices, especially in relation to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The book critically examines the encounter between traditional Indian practices (indigeneity) and Western modernity, exploring how businesses in India have contributed to both social causes and, at the same time, engaged in practices that have raised ethical concerns, such as labor rights violations, environmental damage, and corruption.

The book:

• Explores the paradox of Indian businesses: their historical philanthropic contributions contrasted with contemporary issues like human rights violations and environmental degradation.

• Examines CSR practices in India and their adaptation to global CSR standards, while critiquing their underlying motivations and implications.

• Presents a critical analysis of CSR from a post-colonial perspective, providing a unique lens on corporate responsibility in a developing country context.

This work is part of the Contemporary Themes in Business and Management series and will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in fields like international business, management studies, economics, post-colonial management, organizational studies, and CSR.

About the Author

Nimruji Jammulamadaka is an Associate Professor with the Organization Behaviour group at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC). She holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and has made significant contributions to critical management studies, particularly in the areas of post-colonial management and CSR. She was the Division Co-chair of Critical Management Studies at the Academy of Management for 2016-17. Her research has been widely published, and she is an editorial board member for journals like Decision, Journal of Human Values, and Journal of Management History. Nimruji’s forthcoming co-edited book is titled Governance, Resistance, and the Post-Colonial State: Implications for Management.

This book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the evolving nature of CSR in post-colonial India and is an essential read for researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the field of business ethics and responsibility.