The aim of this paper was to review the research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in connection with business closures and downsizing to identify gaps in our knowledge. The study consisted of a systematic review of 24 refereed articles. The review identified four themes in the literature on CSR in connection with business closure and downsizing, namely CSR, transition programs and the l...

As one of the most influential models of corporate social responsibility (CSR), Carroll’s pyramid of CSR has both reflected, and helped to perpetuate, a business-centric notion of CSR which implies that economic responsibilities take precedence over legal and ethical responsibilities. This paper argues that this conception of CSR needs updating to reflect the increased power of business in soci...

A heightened interest in the concept of corporate social responsibility has arisen in Australia. This has occurred within the context of tax incentives for companies to form partnerships with communities and the leaders of Australian companies acknowledging their firms must take a responsible approach in their business activities. There is public dissatisfaction with corporate Australia over in...

Interpretations of the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are many, but academics have achieved approximate consensus about what it consists of. An issue that started off as an interestand motive-based activity for businesses is becoming more commonplace and has increased in importance over time. Governments have a role to play in ensuring that corporations behave according to the rules...

The promotion of a business case for corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often understood as a fairly recent method for motivating companies to act ethically and enable positive social change in areas such as human rights, equal pay and workplace health and safety. In fact, the idea that corporate responsibility benefits business is not new. While CSR has been widely discussed leading up t...

Social capital is defined as the shared knowledge, trust, and culture, embodied in the structural forms of networks and other stable inter-agent relationships. Social capital has been shown to be more difficult to build than economic capital, and to have greater beneficial effects for community as a whole. The relevance of the social capital concept for transitional agenda is explained by the i...

Fundamental principles that characterize medicine’s social contract are primacy of the patient’s welfare, patient autonomy and social justice. Professions become de facto trustees of the public interest if those principles are maintained in the face of pressures from the state or the marketplace. Professions must protect not only vulnerable persons but also vulnerable social values. If professi...

the present paper focus on itc notebook and try to understand consumer social responsibility for  cause related brand and how their preference level changes with different firm donations, and how this activity leads to brand loyalty in long run. an experimental design with 693 participants was used. the results shows that consumers like cause related marketing campaigns and ready to do extra ef...

corporate social responsibility is a business approach that takes into account ethic, people, community and environment, and is a complete strategy that enables the firm to improve its competitive position. in other word, following the institutional demands leads to social support and survival. the main purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of organization capabilities and indus...