Jedrzej George Frynas is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Management at Middlesex University Business School, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. He has wide experience in executive education at six different UK universities and is currently leading training courses on corporate social responsibility for managers and public sector decision-makers. His first book was Oil in Nigeria, published in 2000.

Review of the hardback: 'George Frynas has produced an excellent, clear analysis of CSR, focusing on the oil sector, whose impact will be so critical to our future. His conclusions may be sobering for some, but will encourage companies to discharge their responsibilities to society on a realistic basis, rather than through PR.' Adrian Henriques, Middlesex University Business School

• List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction; 2. The logic of CSR strategies; 3. The context of CSR; 4. The environmental challenge; 5. The development challenge; 6. The governance challenge; 7. Conclusions and recommendations; References; Glossary; Index.

Jedrzej George Frynas is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Management at Middlesex University Business School, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. He has wide experience in executive education at six different UK universities and is currently leading training courses on corporate social responsibility for managers and public sector decision-makers. His first book was Oil in Nigeria, published in 2000.

Review of the hardback: 'George Frynas has produced an excellent, clear analysis of CSR, focusing on the oil sector, whose impact will be so critical to our future. His conclusions may be sobering for some, but will encourage companies to discharge their responsibilities to society on a realistic basis, rather than through PR.' Adrian Henriques, Middlesex University Business School

• List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction; 2. The logic of CSR strategies; 3. The context of CSR; 4. The environmental challenge; 5. The development challenge; 6. The governance challenge; 7. Conclusions and recommendations; References; Glossary; Index.