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The case for corporate social responsibility
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In an economy of giant, divisionalized corporations, corporate social responsibility is almost impossible to achieve as discussed by the authors. Yet, the author contends, corporations must achieve it if our society and economy are to continue and to flourish.Abstract:
In an economy of giant, divisionalized corporations, corporate social responsibility is almost impossible to achieve. Yet, the author contends, corporations must achieve it if our society and economy are to continue and to flourish.read more
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The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Concepts, Research and Practice
TL;DR: The business case as discussed by the authors is the underlying arguments or rationales supporting or documenting why the business community should accept and advance the corporate social responsibility (CSR) cause, which refers to the bottom-line financial and other reasons for businesses pursuing CSR strategies and policies.
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Corporate social and environmental reporting
Rob Gray,Reza Kouhy,Simon Lavers +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the corporate social reporting literature, its major theoretical preoccupations and empirical conclusions, attempts to re-examine the theoretical tensions that exist between “classical” political economy interpretations of social disclosure and those from more “bourgeois” perspectives.
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Whether or How?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the pressures for increased corporate attention to CSR and whether this attention is warranted and likely to be sustained, and conclude that often there may be a compelling business case for making a substantial commitment to corporate social responsibility, but an individual firm must assess the extent to which the general business case applies to its specific circumstances.
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Is accounting for sustainability actually accounting for sustainability…and how would we know? An exploration of narratives of organisations and the planet
TL;DR: In this paper, an auto-critique of accounting for sustainability via an examination of meanings and contradictions in sustainable development is presented, leading towards a suggestion for the development of multiple and conditional narratives that whilst no longer realist or totalising, explicitly challenge the hegemonic claims of business movements in the arena of sustainability and sustainable development.
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The social accounting project and Accounting Organizations and Society. Privileging engagement, imaginings, new accountings and pragmatism over critique?
TL;DR: A review of the social accounting literature of the last 25 years or so with particular attention to the role played by Accounting, Organizations and Society (AOS) in its development can be found in this article.
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The Structure of "Unstructured" Decision Processes
TL;DR: Mintzberg et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a general model to describe the interrelationships among strategic decision processes in terms of 12 elements: 3 central phases, 3 sets of supporting routines, and 6 sets of dynamic factors.
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The Case for and Against Business Assumption of Social Responsibilities
TL;DR: There are many sound reasons both for and against business's assumption of social responsibilities as mentioned in this paper, and because of the increasing amount of rhetoric which exists on this subject, it is appropriate to e...
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Dimensions of Corporate Social Performance: An Analytical Framework:
TL;DR: Corporate social responsibility is an elusive concept, but it can be measured and compared within a structural framework and within the cultural context of each organization as mentioned in this paper, which can be analyzed in three specific stages: social obligation, or response to market or legal constraints; social responsibility, or congruence with current social norms and values; and social responsiveness, or anticipation of social change and problems, with development of appropriate policies to meet these needs
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Stock Market Performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between social responsibility and stock market performance of corporations in the U.S. for the period 1970-1974 and found that risk measures and differential returns of the...
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A Strategic Posture toward Corporate Social Responsibility
Edward H. Bowman,Mason Haire +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an analysis based on the food-processing industry, as well as two supporting studies, followed by theoretical explanation and normative implications, and demonstrate that the middle ground is the place occupied by the most commercially successful firms.