Corporate Social Responsibility in China: Window Dressing or Structural Change?
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In recent years many indigenous corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have emerged in China as mentioned in this paper, including laws and regulations, governmental instructions and guidelines, non-governmental standards and organizations.Abstract:
In recent years many indigenous corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have emerged in China. The Chinese CSR initiatives include laws and regulations, governmental instructions and guidelines, non-governmental standards and organizations. The recent growth of the Chinese CSR initiatives deserves an analysis of the CSR development in China, especially given that China's international image is usually associated with human rights abuses, substandard products, sweatshops, and serious environmental pollution. How sincere and serious are the Chinese CSR measures? Are they simply window dressing or is there any real structural change? This Article overviews major Chinese CSR initiatives and analyzes the Chinese CSR development from the perspectives of the historical and ideological foundations, instrumental motivations, and institutional environments in China.read more
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