The Nature of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ethiopian Business Context

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tewelde Mezgobo
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Corporate Social

scholarly journals Perceived Roles of Ethics and Social Responsibility, Internal Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement of Academicians

2018 ◽  
pp. 706-717
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

The echo of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is often heard in the contemporary business management since the last four decades. CSR continuously getting attention due to the ever changing business landscape. As CSR marks its notion of importance in the business context, its roles, and values among academicians who are entrusted to educate the future generation remains ambiguous. Current research aims to look into the impact of perceived roles of ethics and social responsibility (PRESOR) and Internal CSR on the Employee Engagement among academicians in the education setting. Judgemental sampling method is used to locate the targeted respondents and data collected is analysed using Partial Least Squares Equation Modeling. The results reveal that PRESOR has a positive impact on Internal CSR. Internal CSR has no significant impact on Employee Engagement among academicians and its’ indirect effect between PRESOR and Employee Engagement is also found to be insignificant. The findings contribute by providing some insights on the role of ethics and social responsibility among academicians in the education sector. Education institutions may wish to look into other means to increase academicians’ employee engagement instead of ethics and social responsibility.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Tourism

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Jyotirmoy Ghosh ◽  
G Anjaneyaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social

Today in this world where corporations have assumed gigantic proportions in their use of all the resources for management, there is a clear threat of social exploitation. The social leaders as well as the business leaders are thus legally and morally obligated to sustain the society and also repay certain important ingredients which keep the society healthy and alive. This has given birth to the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The corporations are trying to make profit and at the same time discharge their social responsibilities. As a contemporary coincidence the tourism industry also has undergone similar transformation. Mass tourism which is marked as the main economic developer in the global business has also assumed diabolic proportions. It is tending to consume and destroy the very attractions and infrastructures on which the edifice of tourism industry stands. This situation has given birth to sustainable tourism. Sustainable Tourism has its roots in the concept of sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this article an effort has been made to showcase the striking similarities of CSR and sustainable tourism. In the global business context the future generations should practice responsibility and a sustainable form of tourism to save their respective businesses and planet earth.

“Walking the talk” in times of recession: the case of corporate social responsibility in Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Papacharalampous ◽  
Dimitra Papadimitriou ◽  
Christos Anagnostopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This study aims to examine the actions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) at a national business context that is firmly defined by prolonged financial crisis. It does so by using a critical view on CSR disclosures in an attempt to get to the heart of the real matter of CSR, from both a thematic content and strategic orientation perspective. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a sample of 50 firms that operate in the Greek market and belong to the most significant sectors of the national economy. Their CSR disclosures are content-analyzed, providing a body of 836 pragmatic CSR actions. Findings The key findings of the study denote differences among the examined sectors, with banks and financial services being the most active in terms of CSR actions. Regarding the thematic content, firms choose mainly to implement actions with a societal character, while in terms of strategic orientation, they opt for CSR actions that serve existing cause-related programs without any brand presence. Moreover, profound interest appears for the external business environment, whereas the number of CSR actions with employees’ participation is limited. Practical implications The study offers a descriptive account of the actual CSR engagement in Greece amid a prolonged downturn, thus shedding light on the current CSR trends and deficits and helping decision makers embed CSR as an integral part of their business operation. Originality/value During adverse economic conditions, this study captures potential discrepancies between the “walk” (doing) and the “talk” (self-reporting) of CSR. In so doing, it contributes to CSR literature by exploring both the “what” and the “how” these actions are implemented.

scholarly journals Simultaneous implementation of sustainable development (SD) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) within a global business context

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-179
Author(s):  
Marita Naudé
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Business Context ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Corporate Social

In the current rapidly changing, complex and multi-faceted business context companies face a diverse range of challenges on a daily basis such as financial performance pressures combined with the increasing expectations from societies that companies act more responsibly with relation to social and environmental aspects. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable development (SD) are not new concepts and are some of the most widely recognized and used business concepts today. It seems that the implementation of both CSR and SD is needed in a modern and global business context. Although CSR and SD are regarded as different concepts, there is a clear overlap, interrelationship and interconnectedness between these concepts. It seems advantageous to at a practical level implement CSR and SD simultaneously as the tridimensional view of SD mimics the tridimensional view of CSR. It is acknowledged that although SD and CSR both include a tridimensional view and they are closely connected, there are different conceptual nuances. This paper provides an overview of the differences and similarities between CSR and SD and describes practical guidelines to implement CSR and SD simultaneously

Corporate Social Responsibility, Irresponsibility, and the Multinational Enterprise Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 400-420
Author(s):  
Giulio Nardella ◽  
Stephen Brammer
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
International Business ◽  
Multinational Enterprise ◽  
Grand Challenge ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Regulatory Institutions ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The conversation around the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) of firms has flourished—yet perhaps surprisingly, outside of the international business (IB) strategy discipline. This chapter introduces CSR/CSI as a “grand challenge” with potential to advance the IB strategy agenda. The chapter proposes that there is much to be gained by introducing ideas from IB strategy to understand the relationship between the multinational enterprise (MNE) and CSR/CSI. Major perspectives on, and interconnectedness between, CSR and CSI are articulated. The chapter traces common themes such as the role played by the business context, paying particular attention to location and regulatory institutions in the character and management of CSR/CSI. The chapter concludes with an agenda for future CSR/CSI research in the field of IB strategy that addresses some existing knowledge gaps around the influence of the MNE on its environment.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility: Aktualisasi Ajaran Ihsan dalam Bisnis

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Muhammad Djakfar
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Modern Era

<p>Corporate is a business institution which has rapid development in the modern era. It is to fulfill the diverse society’s needs. In fact, corporation must be close to the society as both of them are interconnected and mutually demanding. To make them close, nowadays, it has been developed Corporate Social Responsibility, specifically, big sale corporate. With this program, corporate can help society based on their needs. Based on theological point of view, if it done wisely for God’s blessing, it is absolutely the actualization of Islamic teaching, Ihsan, in business context. Through the actualization of Ihsan, the business practitioners will be close not only both to others but also to God. According to Islamic teaching, there are many ways to earn fund for this program such as zakat, infak, sedekah, ang wakaf wich can be earned form Islamic employees. With this collected funding, corporate can invest in prospective business. And the result, then can be used as fund to succeed Corporate Social Responsibility program as well as to help the have not people. This program will be truly kindness program which importantly develop as the representation of Islamic teaching.</p>

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