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Corporate social responsibility and corporate social irresponsibility: Introduction to a special topic section

13 Mars

Clics: 217

Articles scientifiques

Available online 13 March 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Journal of Business Research

This introduction outlines the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) from its origins to today, identifies the major trends in the field, and points towards some troubling developments in the recent CSR debate. This sets the scene for the papers included in this special issue. A brief summary for each of the 17 articles included in this special issue follows. The article also concludes with a note of appreciation to the reviewers of the nearly 100 submissions received and to Arch G. Woodside the Journal of Business Research Editor-in-Chief.

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

08 Mars

Clics: 194

Articles scientifiques

Put social responsibility at the front end of your innovation strategy.

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Discourses on corporate social ir/responsibility in the financial sector

06 Mars

Clics: 176

Articles scientifiques

Available online 5 March 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Journal of Business Research

The financial crisis has brought about dramatic consequences for economies and societies. Questions emerge about responsibility for the crisis and, implicitly or explicitly irresponsibility; the obligations to take responsibility for the costs and other adverse effects of the recession; and the nature of responsibility for social welfare and business probity in future national and global governance. This paper explores how UK financial and ethical media construct i) the financial sector's social ir/responsibility in the context of the financial crisis and resultant recession, and ii) the motivation and means of the sector and other actors to respond to their adverse social impacts. Four discourses emerge from our analysis providing insights into distinct types of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their relationship with corporate social irresponsibility (CSI), attitudinal change and expectations of the change required to ensure a more responsible financial sector. Findings reveal tension in the discourses concerning the sector's ability to “heal itself”. Questions of accountability and of the capacity and reliability of CSR are common to all discourses. The discourses identified provide clear insights into distinctive diagnoses and prescriptions for ir/responsibility in the financial sector.

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Communicating responsibility-practicing irresponsibility in CSR advertisements

06 Mars

Clics: 215

Articles scientifiques

Available online 5 March 2013
Publication year: 2013
Source:Journal of Business Research

With research focusing on corporate social disclosure mainly through websites and corporate reports, corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications remain an emerging field. However, little is known about CSR advertisements. Combining legitimacy theory and the theory of impression management, this paper develops and evaluates a conceptual framework about how organizations publicize their CSR strategies through print advertisements in order to disclose social and environmentally responsible behavior to their stakeholders. Theoretically, this paper contributes to the body of knowledge of CSR communications by identifying the impression management approach organizations adopt to legitimize their CSR strategies through “informing” (CSR) and/or “diverting attention” by practicing corporate and social irresponsibility (CSI). The exploratory research finds that CSR advertisements contain a limited amount of substantial information and third-party associations which reflects possible latent CSI motives. This paper contributes to managerial practice and policy making by offering a set of recommendations for meaningful CSR engagement.

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