Mission

The purpose of CSR Center is to integrate the field of CSR studies by offering students the opportunity to contribute, research, exchange, link and discuss relevant information. The ultimate goal of CSR Center is to become the focal point of all academic CSR-related knowledge, providing members access to a user-friendly, high-quality and highly supportive community of practice. Thus, we aspire to allow existing and future research to be put to better use.

Vision

We believe that Corporate Social Responsibility is a key element of conducting business in contemporary society. As such, we consider the field of CSR research a vital contribution to modern organisations, institutions and governments. Therefore, we feel there is a need for a global platform in which CSR-related knowledge is integrated and where students in the field can interact in real-time. We feel this can be accomplished by offering all present and future CSR stakeholders the chance to participate in the CSR Center community.

Your advantage

CSR Center is a unique platform. It is the first global attempt to bring together all relevant research into one database. Additionally, we aspire to be a highly proactive community of users. You can share your thoughts and insights with colleagues you never knew existed, upload your own publications, receive feedback from all over the world and monitor available traineeships and career opportunities. For CSR students, CSR Center is the definitive combination of an extensive encyclopaedia and a professional, interactive forum for discussion.

Your contribution

CSR Center is an interactive community. It provides you with the unique opportunity to share your knowledge of the field with a global network of committed, professional participants. Your publications, feedback and discussion will bring life to the community. You are the driving force behind CSR Center!

Staff

Dr. Jan Jonker

Jan Jonker is an Associate Professor and Research Fellow at the Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) of the Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands). After working in the wine- and food service industry for more than a decade, he joined the university in the late eighties. His research interests lie on the crossroads of management and corporate social responsibility, particularly in relation to the development of new business strategies. In addition, he has been running his own consultancy practice for over fifteen years and has published 18 books and over a hundred and fifty articles either as an author or co-author. He was the first to realize the potential of this platform and thus is the original driving force behind this website. Check the ‘Books’ section to see some of his latest works.

Kevin Rijke, BSc

Kevin Rijke is a graduate student at the Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) of the Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands). After attaining a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, he enrolled in the Strategic Personnel Management Master Program and has written his thesis on the possibilities for creating a virtual community of practice for corporate social responsibility.

Arjen Kleinherenbrink, MSc

Arjen Kleinherenbrink is a graduate student at the Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) of the Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands). After attaining a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, he enrolled in the Strategic Personnel Management Master Program and has written his thesis on possibilities for creating a virtual community of practice for corporate social responsibility. In addition to working for CSR Center, Arjen is a part-time management consultant for a medium-sized firm in the Netherlands.

Michel van Pijkeren, MSc

In addition to being a quality manager for a major private industrial enterprise (Bosch), Michel van Pijkeren is a junior researcher at the Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) of the Radboud University Nijmegen. His main field of interest is the nature and functioning of management models for corporate social responsibility.