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The relationship between business and society is under-explored; and this lack of investigation extends to the responsibilities that business has, and those it ought to have to society overall. The purpose of this chapter is to indicate the key issues that ought to be addressed, and some of the crucial points of inquiry, in deciding and determining those collective and individual responsibilities.
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Pettinger, R. (2015). Business and Society: Collective and Individual Corporate Social Responsibility. In: Fryzel, B. (eds) The True Value of CSR. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137433206_15
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