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Book Review: Voluntary programs: A club theory perspective

Book Review: Voluntary programs: A club theory perspective 444279 OAE25110.1177/1086026612444279Book ReviewsOrganization & Environment Organization & Environment 25(1) 95 –106 Book Reviews © The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav http://oae.sagepub.com Potoski, M., & Prakash, A. (Eds.). (2010). Voluntary programs: A club theory perspective. Cambridge: MIT Press. Reviewed by: Frank G. A. de Bakker Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands DOI: 10.1177/1086026612444279 In times when many governments seem to be retreating from policy making on issues of corpo- rate social responsibility, attention shifts to the interaction between firms and civil society. New notions are developed such as corporate citizenship (see Matten & Crane, 2005), and atten- tion for the political role of corporations is increasing (see Albareda, 2008). Both business and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are often studied in this respect. To examine one option that firms have to address amongst a variety of demands in the area of business and society rela- tions, Matthew Potoski and Aseem Prakash have edited a new book. With Voluntary Programs: A Club Theory Perspective, they have added another volume to their continuing stream of work on a powerful mechanism in the field of business and society: the voluntary program in which different combinations of firms, NGOs, and policy makers cooperate. As the editors note http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Book Review: Voluntary programs: A club theory perspective

de Bakker, Frank G. A.
Organization & Environment , Volume 25 (1): 4 – Mar 1, 2012
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444279 OAE25110.1177/1086026612444279Book ReviewsOrganization & Environment Organization & Environment 25(1) 95 –106 Book Reviews © The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav http://oae.sagepub.com Potoski, M., & Prakash, A. (Eds.). (2010). Voluntary programs: A club theory perspective. Cambridge: MIT Press. Reviewed by: Frank G. A. de Bakker Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands DOI: 10.1177/1086026612444279 In times when many governments seem to be retreating from policy making on issues of corpo- rate social responsibility, attention shifts to the interaction between firms and civil society. New notions are developed such as corporate citizenship (see Matten & Crane, 2005), and atten- tion for the political role of corporations is increasing (see Albareda, 2008). Both business and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are often studied in this respect. To examine one option that firms have to address amongst a variety of demands in the area of business and society rela- tions, Matthew Potoski and Aseem Prakash have edited a new book. With Voluntary Programs: A Club Theory Perspective, they have added another volume to their continuing stream of work on a powerful mechanism in the field of business and society: the voluntary program in which different combinations of firms, NGOs, and policy makers cooperate. As the editors note

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