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Corporate Social Responsibility Readings and Cases in a Global Context
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The case for and against CSR in a global context is discussed in detail in this paper, where the authors propose a framework for CSR and develop a CSR strategy and develop CSR Partnerships and Self-Regulation.Abstract:
Part I: Understanding CSR 1. Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Context 2. The Case for and Against CSR 3. What is CSR?: Concepts and Theories 4. Responsibilities to Stakeholders Part II: Applying CSR 5. CSR in the Marketplace 6. CSR in the Workplace 7. CSR in the Community 8. CSR and the Ecological Environment Part III: Managing CSR 9. CSR Reporting and Auditing 10. Developing CSR Strategy 11. CSR Partnerships and Self-Regulation 12. The Future of CSR in a Global Contextread more
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Carroll’s pyramid of CSR: taking another look
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors take another look at the well-known Carroll's Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and present a summary of the four-part definitional framework upon which the pyramid was created.
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Organized hypocrisy, organizational façades, and sustainability reporting
TL;DR: The authors argue that contradictory societal and institutional pressures, in essence, require organizations to engage in hypocrisy and develop facades, thereby severely limiting the prospects that sustainability reports will ever evolve into substantive disclosures.
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“Why Don’t Consumers Care About CSR?”: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Role of CSR in Consumption Decisions
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in consumer behavior has been investigated by drawing on qualitative data from in-depth interviews and finding that consumers distinguish between core, central, and peripheral factors.
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An Institution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Multi-National Corporations (MNCs): Form and Implications
TL;DR: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an institution within UK multi-national corporations (MNCs) has been investigated in this article, where the authors argue that MNCs are moving away from a societal understanding of CSR that focuses on redressing the impacts of their operations through stakeholder concerns, back to any activity that supports traditional business imperatives.
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The Government of Self-Regulation: On the Comparative Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility
Gond,Jeremy Moon,Nahee Kang +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the relationship between CSR and government and highlight the varied role that the governments can play in order to promote CSR in the context of the wider national governance systems.
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Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of who and What Really Counts
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory of stakeholder identification and saliency based on stakeholders possessing one or more of three relationship attributes (power, legitimacy, and urgency) is proposed, and a typology of stakeholders, propositions concerning their saliency to managers of the firm, and research and management implications.
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Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory
Elisabet Garriga,Domènec Melé +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors classify the main CSR theories and related approaches in four groups: (1) instrumental theories, in which the corporation is seen as only an instrument for wealth creation, and its social activities are only a means to achieve economic results; (2) political theories, which concern themselves with the power of corporations in society and a responsible use of this power in the political arena; (3) integrative theories, focusing on the satisfaction of social demands; and (4) ethical theories based on ethical responsibilities of corporations to society.
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The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy
Michael E. Porter,Mark R. Kramer +1 more
TL;DR: Adopting a context-focused approach to philanthropy goes against the grain of current philanthropic practice, and it requires a far more disciplined approach than is prevalent today, but it can make a company's philanthropic activities far more effective.
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Serving the world's poor, profitably.
C. K. Prahalad,Allen L. Hammond +1 more
TL;DR: Unless business leaders confront their own preconceptions--particularly about the value of high-volume, low-margin businesses--companies are unlikely to master the challenges or reap the rewards of these developing markets.
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Corporate social responsibility: a three-domain approach
TL;DR: In this article, a three-domain approach is presented in which the three core domains of economic, legal, and ethical responsibilities are depicted in a Venn model framework, which yields seven CSR categories resulting from the overlap of the three main domains.