Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background of the Study; 1.2 Research Motivations and Research Questions; 1.3 Structure of the Research; 2 Literature Review of Corporate Social Responsibility; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Previous Conceptualisation in the CSR Area; 2.1.1.1 Social Obligation Driven; 2.1.1.2 Marketing Driven; 2.1.1.3 Stakeholder-Relation Driven; 2.1.1.4 Integrated Strategy Driven; 2.1.1.5 Leadership Driven; 2.2 Methodology Used for the CSR Literature Review; 2.2.1 Content Analysis

2.2.2 The Process of Journal and Article Selection2.2.3 Coding Process and Agreement Check; 2.3 Results and Discussion; 2.3.1 Background, Significant Development, and Definitional Period; 2.3.1.1 The Development and Time Blocks for CSR; 2.3.1.2 Significant Developments and Pivotal Articles; 2.3.1.3 Definitions of the CSR and CSR-Related Concepts; 2.3.2 Major Themes in CSR; 2.3.2.1 Corporate Context; 2.3.2.2 CSR-Related Strategy; 2.3.2.3 Corporate Reputation; 2.3.2.4 CSP and CFP; 2.3.2.5 Questions for Future Study; 2.4 Summary; 3 CSR-Related SDM Process and Hypothesis Development

3.1 The CSR-Related SDM Process of Top Managers3.1.1 Organisational and Individual Levels; 3.1.2 Characteristics of Top Executives and Managers; 3.1.3 Environmental and Organisational Stimuli; 3.1.3.1 External Environmental Stimuli Perspective; 3.1.3.2 Organisational Stimuli Perspective; 3.1.4 Personal Values; 3.1.4.1 The Rokeach Project; 3.1.4.2 The Schwartz Project; 3.1.5 Managers' Perceived Stakeholder Salience; 3.1.5.1 Stakeholder Attributes and Salience; 3.1.5.2 Stakeholder Claims and Interests; 3.1.5.3 Corporate Social Responsibility Claimed by Stakeholders

3.1.6 Strategic Decision-Making Processes3.1.6.1 Rationality and Bounded Rationality; 3.1.6.2 Current Debates; 3.2 An Integrated Perspective of the Strategic Decision-Making Model; 3.3 Current Study: The SDM Process of Individual Decision-Makers in Relation to CSR Issues; 3.3.1 Main Effect: The Effects of Stakeholder Claims; 3.3.2 The Effects of Influential Factors; 3.3.2.1 The Effect of Industry; 3.3.2.2 The Effect of Ownership; 3.3.2.3 The Effects of Previous Company Donations; 3.3.2.4 The Effect of Firm Size; 3.3.2.5 The Effects of Organisational Life Cycle and Firm Age

3.3.2.6 The Effect of Managers' Personal Values3.3.2.7 The Effect of Executives' Attitudes Towards on Charity Donation and Charitable Organisations; 3.4 Summary; 4 Methodology and Research Design; 4.1 Understanding Philosophical Research Underpinnings; 4.1.1 Ontological and Epistemological Foundation of Philosophical Assumptions; 4.1.2 Linking Philosophy and Methodology in the CSR Area; 4.2 Choosing an Appropriate Research Method for the Current Survey; 4.2.1 The Reason for Choosing a Survey Strategy; 4.2.2 The Reason to Choose a Scenario-Based Survey Design; 4.3 Questionnaire Design