Corporate Social Responsibility
Definition
Corporate social responsibility views the organization as having a responsibility to benefit society. Missions are considered with respect to their various broader impacts on different constituencies, people’s quality of life, regional economy, security, safety, or environmental sustainability. An organization must use power and resources responsibly. It must guard against the abuse of power affecting those dependent on the organization or vulnerable to its demands.
Other Resources
- The Aspen Institute: Business & Society Program
Other Works
- Carroll, Archie B. 1991. The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility: Toward the Moral Management of Organizational Stakeholders. Business Horizons, Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 1261-1280
- Esben Rahbek Pedersen, Peter Neergaard. 2009. What matters to managers?: The whats, whys, and hows of corporate social responsibility in a multinational corporation. Management Decision, Volume 47, Issue 8, pp. 1261-1280
- O’Higgins, Eleanor R.E. 2010. Corporations, Civil Society, and Stakeholders: An Organizational Conceptualization. Journal of Business Ethics, June 2010, Volume 94, Issue 2, pp. 157-176
NMSU Resources
Gary Fisher, General Manager, Corporate Public Policy at Chevron
- A Vintage Cleanup. INC., Dec. 2. (An example of how environmental responsibility can be profitable)
- Business Degree Guide: Shifting Trends in the Corporate World
- Erickson, Christopher. 2008. Environmental Justice in New Mexico. New Mexico Business Outlook, January
- Huhmann, Bruce. 2012. Corporate Social Responsibility and Teaching Notes
- Peterson, Robin T. and Charles M. Hermans. 2004. The Communication of Social Responsibility by US Banks. International Journal of Bank Marketing 22, no. 3: 199-211
- Ramirez, Lisa Mae. 2012. Belize Telecommunications Industry: Cases 1 and 2 with supplemental materials
- Seglin, Jeffrey L. 1999. Ben’s Big Flop. INC., September 1. (What happened to Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen when he launched a company to help the environment)
- Tian, Kelly. 2012. Sustainability: Homework and Class Exercises, Teaching Notes
Modules
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- Huhmann, Bruce. 2012. Corporate Social Responsibility and Teaching Notes
- Tian, Kelly. 2012. Sustainability: Homework and Class Exercises, Teaching Notes
Cases
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NMSU
- See Cases.
Non-NMSU
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- Oil Industry Case Study: Managing Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons from the Oil Industry, Corporate Communications: An International Journal 13, No. 2: 212-225