Talk Ain’t Cheap: Political CSR and the Challenges of Corporate Deliberation

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Sabadoz ◽  
Abraham Singer
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Democratic Theory ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Corporate Context ◽  
Political Csr ◽  
Political Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Firm Profit

ABSTRACT:Deliberative democratic theory, commonly used to explore questions of “political” corporate social responsibility (PCSR), has become prominent in the literature. This theory has been challenged previously for being overly sanguine about firm profit imperatives, but left unexamined is whether corporate contexts are appropriate contexts for deliberative theory in the first place. We explore this question using the case of Starbucks’ “Race Together” campaign to show that significant challenges exist to corporate deliberation, even in cases featuring genuinely committed firms. We return to the underlying social theory to show that this is not an isolated case: for-profit firms are predictably hostile contexts for deliberation, and significant normative and strategic problems can be expected should deliberative theory be imported uncritically to corporate contexts. We close with recent advances in deliberative democratic theory that might help update the PCSR project, and accommodate the application of deliberation to the corporate context, albeit with significant alterations.

Pluralism in Political Corporate Social Responsibility

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jukka Mäkinen ◽  
Arno Kourula
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Classical Liberalism ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Political Csr ◽  
Political Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Political Theories ◽  
Corporate Social

ABSTRACT:Within corporate social responsibility (CSR), the exploration of the political role of firms (political CSR) has recently experienced a revival. We review three key periods of political CSR literature—classic, instrumental, and new political CSR—and use the Rawlsian conceptualization of division of moral labor within political systems to describe each period’s background political theories. The three main arguments of the paper are as follows. First, classic CSR literature was more pluralistic in terms of background political theories than many later texts. Second, instrumental CSR adopted classical liberalism and libertarian laissez-faire as its structural logic. Third, new political CSR, based on a strong globalist transition of responsibilities and tasks from governments to companies, lacks a conceptualization of division of moral labor that is needed to fully depart from a classical liberalist position. We end by providing a set of recommendations to develop pluralism in political CSR.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Entrepreneurial initiatives of Indian FMCG Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neelanjali Jaiswal ◽  
Amit Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Packaging Material ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Health Care Education ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Corporate Social

Nowadays business is not just for profit making. Rather, business houses across the globe are realizing their stake in the society and hence they have started undertaking various CSR initiatives voluntarily. As per the clause 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 any company having a turnover of Rs 1000 crore or more or a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more or a net profit of Rs 5 crore or more should mandatorily spend at least 2% of their net profits per fiscal year on various CSR activities. Presently in India, CSR initiatives are taken by many companies. Especially, in the FMCG companies where reducing the packaging material is posing a major challenge. Hence, these companies are working in the field of environment, community welfare, health care, education, women's empowerment and girl child care. The present study explores the existing literature available on Corporate Social Responsibility. The contribution of various renowned researchers towards CSR, starting from the first definition given by Bowen (1953), has lead to the development of existing concept of CSR. Further, the study also elaborates upon the various CSR initiatives taken by the two leading Indian FMCG companies: Dabur India Limited and Hindustan Uniliver Limited in different areas.

scholarly journals CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE WORKERS IN TEA INDUSTRY OF ASSAM – A CASE STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THREE COMPANY BASED INDUSTRY

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Horen Goowalla
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Development ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Tea Industry ◽  
Drivers Of Csr ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
A Company

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) defined as “the ethical behavior of a company towards the society,” manifests itself in the form of such noble programs initiated by for-profit organizations. CSR has become increasingly prominent in the Indian corporate scenario because organizations have realized that besides growing their businesses, it is also vital to build trustworthy and sustainable relationships with the community at large. This is one of the key drivers of CSR programs. Though India is one of the fastest growing economies, socio-economic problems like poverty, illiteracy, lack of healthcare etc. are still ubiquitous and the government has limited resources to tackle these challenges. This scenario has opened up several areas for businesses to contribute towards social development. Companies have CSR teams that devise specific policies, strategies and goals for their CSR programs and set aside budgets to support them. Corporate Social Responsibility means the way in which  business firms integrate environmental, economic and social concerns into their culture, values, strategy, decision making and operations in an accountable and transparent manner and therefore, leading to better creation of wealth, an improved society and better  practices in the business organization. The research study has been undertaken by selecting three tea estates of Jorhat District of Assam, out of the total tea estates 135(Annual Report2013, Published tea Board of India). These tea estates are considered only Company based, tea estates for the study. This paper is about how Tea Industry performs their Social Responsibility towards their workers. Research is based on the three Tea Gardens industry i.e. how they fulfill their task towards the benefit of Society. In this paper,  an attempt has been made to highlights how the companies based tea industries have introduced many workers welfare activities, social development programmes, better working conditions,provide better medical and sanitation facilities, sports and cultural activities in order to improve  their standard of living of employees.

What do we know about corporate social responsibility research? a content analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuo Wang ◽  
Yuhui Gao
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Corporate Social Performance ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
Corporate Context ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractUsing content analysis, the objectives of the current study are: (1) to provide a systematic review of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature, (2) to examine underlying trends in CSR research, (3) to identify milestones in the development of CSR research, and (4) to clarify and categorise the structure of CSR studies. An examination of 774 selected CSR articles shows a significant upward trend in the volume of CSR publications, particularly in the 2000s. Among these articles, 122 papers from leading academic journals are further analysed to classify and label the development stages of CSR research as: incubation, exploration, adolescent development and relative maturity stages. Our findings also reveal five major CSR research themes: concepts and reviews, corporate context, CSR-related strategy, corporate reputation and the linkage between corporate social performance (CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP). The paper concludes with suggestions for future CSR research.

Satya Bharti School Program: the kaizen way

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jyoti Kainth
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
School Program ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Vantage Points ◽  
Corporate Social

Subject area Strategic management. Study level/applicability The case is suitable for undergraduates, MBA, and executive MBA courses. Case overview This case on Satya Bharti School Program, an initiative of the Bharti Foundation, highlights the journey, achievements and challenges faced during the implementation of a noble vision. The case maps the strategy implemented from multiple vantage points and aims to show how the compelling need of providing quality education in rural India transformed the way people look at corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Expected learning outcomes The case analysis aims to help students comprehend and understand: the concept of corporate social responsibility; the strategic decision-making process amidst constraints in the context of not-for-profit organizations; how organizational excellence models are embedded to improvise practices and processes; the concept of the multi-stakeholder framework; and how external and internal issues can affect the success of a CSR program. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available; links to videos are provided.

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