| Foreword | 6 |
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| Preface | 8 |
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| Summary of Contents | 9 |
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| Contents | 10 |
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| List of Figures | 13 |
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| List of Abbreviations | 15 |
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| 1 Introduction | 17 |
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| 1.1 Context and Motivation of the Study | 17 |
| 1.2 Previous Literature and Research Relevance | 20 |
| 1.3 Research Approach and Theory Perspective | 25 |
| 1.4 Research Objective and Scope of the Study | 33 |
| 1.5 Course of Investigation | 36 |
| 2 Responsible Investment and the Claim of Corporate Change | 41 |
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| 2.1 The Phenomenon of Responsible Investment | 41 |
| 2.2 The Practice of Responsible Investment | 52 |
| 2.3 The Link to Corporate Social Responsibility | 65 |
| 3 Towards a Process Model of Responsible Investment | 71 |
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| 3.1 Responsible Investment in the Light of Agency Theory | 71 |
| 3.2 Towards a New Conceptualization of Responsible Investment | 79 |
| 3.3 Introducing Sensemaking Studies as Underlying Theory | 93 |
| 3.4 Interim Conclusion I: A Framework to Analyze Responsible Investment as a Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility | 112 |
| 4 Making Sense of Responsible Investment as A Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility | 118 |
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| 4.1 How Institutional Investors and Corporations Enact Their Sense of Responsibility | 118 |
| 4.2 How Institutional Investors and Corporations Interact | 176 |
| 4.3 How Institutional Investors May Change a Corporation’s Sense of Responsibility | 209 |
| 4.4 Interim Conclusion II: A Process Model of Responsible Investment as a Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility | 231 |
| 5 Implications for Practitioners and Researchers | 235 |
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| 5.1 Implications for Institutional Investors | 235 |
| 5.2 Implications for Researchers | 241 |
| 6 Concluding Remarks | 247 |
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| Appendix | 253 |
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| Bibliography | 258 |
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