Abstract

This introductory chapter serves two purposes. First, it provides an overview of the twelve chapters included in this edited volume, highlighting their central theories, methodologies, and key findings. In doing so, it identifies several pressing challenges currently facing the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, with emphasis on the prevailing climate of global geopolitical uncertainty. Second, the chapter outlines four major avenues for future research emerging from the contributions in this volume: (1) reflections on the theorization of CSR; (2) the relationship between CSR research and organizational behavior; (3) traditional and emerging approaches to CSR and sustainability communication; and (4) new frontiers in CSR research.