Ecological Components of Corporate Social Responsibility: Theoretical Background and Practical Implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1060
Author(s):  
Nadiya GRAZHEVSKA ◽  
Alla MOSTEPANIUK
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Common ◽  
Corporate Social

The paper provides the in-deep analysis of the theoretical background of the necessity and efficiency of the ecological component of corporate social responsibility. The distinguish features of four approaches of corporate social responsibility are identified in order to build a comprehensive view of the evolution of the understanding the vital role of the nature in the context of reaching the long-run goals of business and humanity in general. Additionally, sustainability policies of the most ecologically responsible companies were studied to monitor the specifics of their formulation and the ways to prevent the environmental degradation and climate change. Moreover, the implemented eco-oriented activities by companies were analysed to classify the common activities and to evaluate the level of their involvement. The results indicated the gap between the well-developed theoretical background and the poor participation of business in solving and prevention ecological issues.

scholarly journals CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Adámek
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Shareholder Value ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Stakeholder Approach ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Business In Society ◽  
Corporate Social

The differing views regarding the role of business in society are often presented as being placed within the stakeholder-shareholder debate. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) not only sits comfortably with the mantra of maximising shareholder value, sustainable CRS practices enhance shareholder value. The purpose of the current paper is to focus on the strategic implications of stakeholder approach in theoretical background with confrontation in a sample of Czech small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and large enterprises. Data were collected through personal questionnaires that were subsequently evaluated by dependence on the type of stakeholders and their level of significance. The findings of the research discovered considerable differences between the perception of the role and importance of the various stakeholders. The contribution of this paper derives in application of stakeholder approach in Czech enterprises. They are seen as having an obligation to consider society’s long-run needs and wants, which implies that they engage in activities that promote benefits for society.

The Ethics of Petroleum

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathon W. Moses ◽  
Bjørn Letnes
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Corporate Citizenship ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Oil Company

This chapter considers the role of international oil companies (IOCs) as global political actors with significant economic and political power. In doing so, we weigh the ethical costs and benefits for individuals, companies, and states alike. Using the concepts of “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) and “corporate citizenship” as points of departure, we consider the extent to which international oil companies have social and political responsibilities in the countries where they operate and what the host country can do to encourage this sort of behavior. We examine the nature of anticorruption legislation in several of the sending countries (including Norway), and look closely at how the Norwegian national oil company (NOC), Statoil, has navigated these ethical waters.

Toward a Theoretical Framework of Corporate Social Irresponsibility: Clarifying the Gray Zones Between Responsibility and Irresponsibility

2021 ◽  
pp. 000765032110159
Author(s):  
Cynthia E. Clark ◽  
Marta Riera ◽  
María Iborra
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Corporate Social Irresponsibility ◽  
Corporate Social

In this conceptual article, we argue that defining corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) as opposite constructs produces a lack of clarity between responsible and irresponsible acts. Furthermore, we contend that the treatment of the CSR and CSI concepts as opposites de-emphasizes the value of CSI as a stand-alone construct. Thus, we reorient the CSI discussion to include multiple aspects that current conceptualizations have not adequately accommodated. We provide an in-depth exploration of how researchers define CSI and both identify and analyze three important gray zones between CSR and CSI: (a) the role of harm and benefit, (b) the role of the actor and intentionality, and (c) the role of rectification. We offer these gray zones as factors contributing to the present lack of conceptual clarity of the term CSI, as a concept in its own right, leading to difficulties that researchers and managers experience in categorizing CSI acts as distinct from CSR.

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