Implementation of Social Responsibility Principles in Agricultural Business

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 06-11
Author(s):  
Anatolii Berzhanir ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
The Social ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Level Of Motivation

Abstract. Introduction. The current stage of functioning of the world economic system is characterized by the desire to ensure sustainable development, the essence of which lies in the unity of economic, social and environmental components. The most important tool for its implementation at the level of enterprises, companies, firms is the concept of corporate social responsibility. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the essence and analyze the main directions of introducing social responsibility of the domestic agricultural business, as well as the system of objective and subjective factors that influence it. Results. The features of the implementation of the social responsibility system in the domestic agricultural business as an important component of the further development of agricultural production have been investigated. The necessity of activating the social orientation of the agricultural business in connection with the insufficient development of the social sphere of the village and the presence of significant social problems in rural areas has been determined. The essence of social responsibility of business as a voluntary contribution of entrepreneurial structures in solving problems of social, economic and environmental spheres, which is carried out outside the regulatory requirements, has been substantiated. The need to implement an effective management system using modern innovative tools has been pointed out. It has been proven that most agricultural enterprises focus their activities on ensuring decent working conditions for personnel, cooperation with local communities, and solving environmental problems. The directions of implementation of social responsibility of agricultural companies in Ukraine have been shown. The structure and volumes of social investment of the leading agricultural holdings have been characterized. New ways of doing agribusiness and promising areas of social responsibility in the internal and external environment have been formulated. Conclusions. Expanding the scale and improving the mechanisms of social responsibility, increasing the level of motivation and interest of agribusiness to improve the quality of life of rural residents and the development of rural areas will contribute to the intensification of production and social infrastructure. Ultimately, all this will reveal a significant positive impact on the socio-economic development of the regions and the country as a whole.

scholarly journals THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF LARGE AGRIBUSINESS IN THE CONTEXT RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

2018 ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
M. B. Makhsma
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Industrial Groups

The article deals with the current trends the growing influence of large agro-industrial groups - agricultural holdings in the agricultural sector of Ukraine. It noted the ambiguous impact of agricultural holdings in the development of rural areas and, in general, their lower social responsibility. Some of the negative features of their economic activities are given. In particular, the meager demand for local labor and low wages of agricultural workers. Certain measures improving the regulation of the activities of agricultural holdings are proposed. The main ones relate to the establishment of limits of their monopoly position, the abolition of state support for them, the differentiation in taxation, and the application of the regulatory approach to the creation of jobs. We also introduce other measures aimed at the development of the Institute of Corporate Social Responsibility of agribusiness and strengthening of its social orientation.

scholarly journals Assessment and promotion of social responsibility of business in the development of rural areas of the mining region

2020 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 04057
Author(s):  
Tatyana Yurzina ◽  
Nikolay Shalanov ◽  
Piotr Kosinskiy
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Business Investment ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Mining Region ◽  
Labor Resources ◽  
Integral Assessment ◽  
Level Of Motivation

In modern conditions, business development accompanied by its social responsibility, which is important for rural areas of the mining region. Businesses operating in rural areas use their labor resources and social infrastructure. Intensive development of the mining industry accompanied by both negative environmental consequences and impact on the socio – economic development of territories that, due to insufficient funds in local budgets, are not able to solve many existing problems. The search for mechanisms for the development of rural areas in combination with social responsibility of business is the key to its successful functioning, one of the conditions for which is a harmonious combination of its interests and the interests of rural areas. This combination can manifest itself in business investment in rural development. However, businesses must be motivated to invest. This motivation is the level of investment attractiveness of rural areas. The ratio between the levels of investment attractiveness of the territory and the investment potential of the business forms such a category as the level of motivation for the implementation of social responsibility of the business. At the same time, the growth of business investment potential contributes to increasing the level of investment attractiveness of rural areas. Thus, increasing motivation to implement social responsibility of business is a condition for its stimulation. To solve this problem, the authors propose a method for integral assessment of motivation for implementing social responsibility based on an algorithm for calculating it based on a set of indicators. It was conclude that increasing the investment attractiveness of the territory affects the growth of the level of motivation for the implementation of social responsibility of business, thus ensuring the harmonious development of the business and the territory of its location.

scholarly journals Knowledge of the concept of corporate social responsibility in agribusiness enterprises (based on the example of the SME sector in Malopolska)

Management ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Ratajczak
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Interests ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Strategy Building

Summary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative in Poland is relatively little known and has not been yet deeply rooted in the consciousness of Polish entrepreneurs especially in the field of SMEs and local communities. CSR is a concept whereby companies at the stage of strategy building voluntarily take into account the social interests and environmental protection, as well as relationships with their stakeholders. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present issues related to the knowledge of the CSR concept in the surveyed agribusiness enterprises. The article presents among other things, statistical relations between knowledge of the above concept and education of owners of the business, company size or business entity year of uprising. The research on opinions of entrepreneurs on the above concepts was carried out at the turn of 2014 and 2015 included 182 micro (0-9 persons), small (10-49 employees) and medium (50-249 employees) agribusiness companies engaged in business activities in rural areas of Małopolska. The results showed that there is a need for awareness of small and medium enterprises with agribusiness that consumers increasingly pay attention to the aspect of the behavior of responsible practices, let alone to observe their assumptions. Given the nature of the business, the knowledge of the CSR concept prevailed in a group of entrepreneurs from the manufacturing sector.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR ENTERPRISES TO ENTER INTO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLUSTER IN THE SPHERE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNAL SERVICES

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
L.B. Leonova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Perfect Competition ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

The article discusses various methodological approaches to assess the possibility for enterprises to join into the socio-economic cluster in the housing and communal services. A brief description of such approaches as the assessment of the propensity indicator is given; difference in differences and fixed effects; synthetic control; fuzzy sets and regression gap techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of each of the considered methods are revealed. The regression gap technique is discussed more in details in this article. According to the authors of the article, this approach is the most appropriate. To assess the entry into the socio-economic cluster, large management companies (MC) were selected serving more than 300 houses, and large construction companies of the city specializing in the construction of large residential areas in the city of Yekaterinburg. In total, there are 884 MCs in the city, and 1771 MCs in the Sverdlovsk Region. Therefore, for a possible entry into the housing and communal services cluster, 10 large construction companies providing housing services and 10 management companies operating in the field of public utilities were chosen. The gross revenue indicator of the companies was the main criterion. The motivation for the entrance into the cluster of housing and communal services for enterprises was to be a subsidy from the Ministry of Housing in the amount of 500 million rubles for the implementation of the national project "Housing and Urban Environment". Additional financing is possible only in case, if the enterprise joins the socio-economic cluster of the housing and communal services, as well as in the case of the social responsibility of this enterprise, since all housing and communal services enterprises have social responsibility and social orientation. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the proposed approaches are possible for application in areas operating in conditions of perfect market competition or in the social sphere. However, from the point of view of the entry of enterprises into the socio-economic cluster in the housing sector, when a number of enterprises, for example, construction companies, management companies that operate and live according to market laws in a competitive environment, while others are monopolists, for example, resource supplying organizations in the sphere of Housing and communal services, it is not possible to unequivocally assess the positive impact on the activities of enterprises with their participation in the socio-economic cluster. Still, in Russia the housing and communal services stands apart, it is unique, since the laws of the market and perfect competition do not work in it. And who will be a participant or beneficiary of the socio-economic cluster, which means that it will receive budgetary funding, is decided only by regional government bodies represented by the Ministry of Housing and Utilities.

scholarly journals Forming Social Responsibility of Agricultural Enterprises in the Conditions of Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (46) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
M. V. Polenkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Business And Society ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Collective Farms

The article substantiates the necessity to introduce modern mechanisms of interaction between the state and business, and between business and society as well in order to ensure sustainable economic growth in Ukraine. Today agricultural enterprises more and more often appear under pressure to solve social problems, realize the harm they do to the environment in their supply chains, and need to find ways to solve critical socio-economic and environmental challenges set in accordance with the goals of sustainable development. The evolution of schools of thought developing the concept of corporate social responsibility is studied, as well as those of the economic system and industrial transformations, which were actively developing in the twentieth century society. It has been found out that the impact of social responsibility on the welfare of the population was considered through the prism of three areas: business ethics, business and society, and social aspects of management. It is substantiated that corporate social responsibility is an umbrella term for various theories and practices, admitting that corporations are responsible for their impact on society and the environment, sometimes even beyond compliance with the law and the responsibility of individuals; companies are responsible for the behavior of others with whom they do business (for example, suppliers in the supply chain); companies should handle their relationships with society at large. The peculiarities of the approaches of large farms (collective farms) to the socio-economic development of rural areas in the planned economy in Soviet times are outlined. It has been found out that collective farms provided a wide range of support to rural communities and household plot owners, namely, by providing the following: full employment, rural social infrastructure, resources and services on homesteads. The peculiarities of European approaches to the development of social responsibility have been studied. The relationship between the social responsibility of agricultural enterprises and the revival of rural areas has been established.

scholarly journals The Effects on Corporate Social Responsibility by Shares and Teamwork Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
CHI FEN HUANG ◽  
Jer-Yan Lin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Future Success ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Corporate social responsibility has become an international trend in order to maximize profits and attract the attention of scholars and practitioners. Therefore Engaging in corporate social responsibility may affect the company's profits and cause increased costs. The social responsibility plan should determine the most necessary strategic concerns and the creating important value. Therefore Social responsibility is the key to an enterprise's pursuit of excellence. Creating social well-being and enhancing its competitive advantage may be an important factor for the company's future success. Promoting corporate social responsibility with shares and establishing a sustainable team-oriented culture can enhance corporate competitive advantages, create social well-being, and create value to stimulate Innovative. The empirical results showed that shares and team-oriented culture have significantly positive impact on corporate social responsibility that is further positively significant to enhance employee innovation behavior. Further finding supports that environmental altruism moderates the relationship between corporate social responsibility and shares.

scholarly journals Employee-Oriented CSR and Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior: The Role of Perceived Insider Status and Ethical Climate Rules

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6613
Author(s):  
Changqin Yin ◽  
Yajun Zhang ◽  
Lu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
Perceived Insider Status ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Although existing research generally has found that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has a positive impact on organizations and individuals, researchers should still be alert to the potential risks it may bring. This study will explore why employee-oriented corporate social responsibility (employee-oriented CSR) triggers unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). Based on the social identity theory, this study establishes a moderated mediation model to explore the impact mechanism of employee-oriented CSR on UPB. We collected survey data from 298 employees of manufacturing organizations to test our research model. The regression statistics results indicate that employee-oriented CSR can indirectly (via perceived insider status (PIS)) affect employees’ UPB. Moreover, ethical climate rules negatively moderate the relationship between PIS and UPB, and negatively moderate the indirect effect of employee-oriented CSR on UPB. This study promotes a full understanding of the impact of CSR, expands the micro-foundation of CSR, and extends the research on the antecedents of employees’ UPB by revealing the social-psychological mechanism of employee-oriented CSR impact UPB, and also gives specific suggestions to put into practice.

scholarly journals PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DETERMINATION OF THE SOCIAL PRICE OF PRODUCTION AT AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Anna Diuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Social Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of

Introduction. The agricultural enterprises are mostly the only businesses in Ukraine that are involved in rural areas in the processes of social and economic security, responsible for their development in modern times. Therefore, one of the priorities of the studied problems of rural life and management is the principles of formation and economic assessment of social responsibility of agricultural enterprises. Methods. The theoretical and methodological basis for the scientific development of the principles of social responsibility, determining the social price of production in agricultural enterprises were the works of domestic and foreign scientists on the development of general economic and sectoral theories, the practice of the agricultural sector, social and economic efficiency, rural development. A set of research methods are used in this article: monographic, analysis and synthesis, abstract and logical, etc. Results. The article focuses on the internal economic context of social responsibility, followed by the definition of the structure of socially oriented costs and substantiation of the approach to determining the social price paid by the entrepreneur. It is proposed to determine the social price by the gradation of the cost by levels. It has been established that the definition of social efficiency of management includes aspects of social responsibility and characteristics of the social price of production. Discussion. Assessment of the composition, dynamics and changes in the structural ratios of indicators of social responsibility provides an opportunity to improve the theoretical and methodological foundations of interpretation of social competitiveness of agricultural enterprises, which forms the prospects for further research. Keywords: agricultural enterprises, social responsibility, social competitiveness, social efficiency, social price.

scholarly journals Ecological Activity as Part of the Corporate Social Responsibility Concept Area (Based on the Example of Agricultural Enterprises in Rural Areas)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Marcin Ratajczak ◽  
Jan Wołoszyn
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Common View ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
The Common ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Basic Standards

Abstract Subject and purpose of work: The purpose of this article is to show the results of the analysis of the involvement of micro-, small and medium-sized agribusiness enterprises operating in rural areas with reference to the issues of social responsibility in protection of natural environment. Materials and methods: Research on entrepreneurs’ views on CSR activities was conducted at the turn of 2016 and 2017 and included 212 micro (0-9 persons), small (10-49 employees) and medium (50-249 employees) agribusiness enterprises conducting business activity in the rural areas of the Wielkopolska province. Results: The conducted research has confirmed the common view that micro enterprises show little interest in implementing basic standards of social responsibility in the “environment” area. The situation is slightly better for small and medium enterprises. Conclusions: Pro-environmental activities, especially in the agribusiness sector, should be promoted, highlighting the range of benefits that can be achieved through these activities, such as improving relationships with the local community, increasing employees’ motivation, and increasing customers’ loyalty.

scholarly journals The Legal support of social responsibility of agribusiness entities of Ukraine

Dixi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Revista Dixi ◽  
Ganna Korniyenko
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Land Market ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
A Current

Corporate social responsibility is a current issue for every European country, due to the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. For Ukrainian agribusiness, the issue of social responsibility becomes especially important as Ukraine is at the initial stage of formation of the land market. It is expected that investors will take part in the social development of rural areas. So, this must be taken into account when planning agrarian business in Ukraine. At the same time, the legal regulation of corporate social responsibility is still insufficiently developed, which determines the relevance of the topic of the article.

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