Corporate Social Responsibility in Bulgaria: The Current State of the Field

Simeonov, Samuil; Stefanova, Marina

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13566-3_17

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“…Equally interesting is one Bulgarian practitioner’s answer where the individuals themselves take initiative to solve what they perceive as social problems in areas where neither the state nor their organization is offering support. These grassroots activities will be critical in a country where government and civil society are still largely passive toward CSR, and business only slowly become drivers of CSR activities (Simeonov and Stefanova 2015 , p. 321). We do a lot of environmental work, both educational and actual cleaning initiatives like cleaning beaches, forests.…”

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“…Werther and Chandler argue that for countries that are less developed, a CSR focus would be overshadowed by an immediate concern with economic survival (Werther and Chandler 2014 ). That is echoed by Simeonov and Stefanova regarding Bulgaria’s approach to CSR from the 1990s (Simeonov and Stefanova 2015 , p. 316).…”

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“…Both in Bulgaria, and in Romania, CSR was introduced after the end of the Cold War, “in the early years of socioeconomic transition by international organisations … as well as subsidiaries of multinational companies operating in the country” (Simeonov and Stefanova 2015 , p. 313). Recent analyses of the state of CSR play in both countries have found that “CSR in Bulgaria is in its adolescent years” (Simeonov and Stefanova 2015 , p. 329), whereas in Romania, companies “continue to base CSR activities on punctual sponsorships and charitable projects” (Sitnikov 2015 , p. 393).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Are CSR and Sustainability a ‘First World Problem’? Western and Eastern European Perspectives

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2021

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CSR and sustainability are evolving concepts that need to be understood over time and in the context of events and conditions. They are fuzzily defined, they overlap and they are often (mis)understood synonymously. One of the authors understands them hierarchically, with sustainability as a subcategory of CSR. The other understands them as complementary, with CSR providing a narrow organisational perspective, and sustainability providing a broader systemic – planetary – perspective. In framing CSR and sustainability as First World problems, we recognise that we limit the perspective and stay within established boundaries of business models and corporate sustainability. At the same time, we propose to reframe the problem toward next generation solutions which no longer regard commercial success as the first priority. With regard to our initial research findings from interviews in Germany, the UK, Bulgaria and Romania, we conclude that the First World perspective is inadequate to describe the problem and possible solutions. Instead, we propose that sustainability communication become a strategic tool to reframe the question and thus open up new paths for innovative solutions.

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“…For the literature review valuable research published in last five years in journals with high visibility has been considered, where studies have been identified for each country, written by the authors from the all EU-CEE countries, whose synthesis is presented below, in alphabetical order of countries name. Simeonov and Stefanova (2015) studied the general context of CSR in Bulgaria and found that the most Bulgarian companies did not have much knowledge about CSR. The future development of CSR depends on the ability of the public policies to develop and implement an updated CSR strategy, also on the ability of the companies, the institutions and civil society to collaborate at strategic level.…”

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The Stage of Corporate Social Responsibility in EU-CEE Countries

Arraiano¹,

Haţegan²

2019

EJSD

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In the European Union, the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting is increasing, because 2017 is the year in which the CSR reporting of large companies passes from the voluntary to the mandatory stage according to the requirements of the European Directive 2014/95/EU. In this context, this paper aims to examine the stage of Corporate Social Responsibility in Central and Eastern European Countries members of European Union, in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative which is consistent with globally recognised criteria worldwide, in the period 2002-2018. A critical analysis of the quality of the reporting was performed, looking at whether it has improved over the previous year and whether it respects legal requirements, and whether the communicated information is useful to the stakeholders. Base on literature review it was found that there is a gap of Corporate Social Responsibility’s reporting research to Western European countries. The results show that the evolution of reporting practices has improved over the years for the all countries and the most reports are prepared by multinationals companies. Thus, we can see how companies react to regulatory requirements and other government demands. Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, reporting, Global Reporting Initiative, Central and Eastern European Countries, quality

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“…47 Despite the adverse consequences of the 2009 economic and financial crisis, Bulgaria became one of the first countries in the eU to develop a national CSR strategy. 48 Iliycheva 49 argues that Bulgarian corporate philanthropy is rooted in komshuluk 50 and is conditional on prior multiplex ties such as personal acquaintances, friendship, or common business. a 2003-2004 survey about the attitudes towards charity among ordinary people and business professionals in Bulgaria indicates that although citizens are well acquainted with the CSR concept, they participate in such activities when somebody personally addresses them and when they have personal contact with the person in need.…”

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Corporate Motivations for Donating to the Police in Bulgaria

Aymaliev

2017

East European Politics and Societies

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From 2005 to 2011, the Bulgarian police force collected donations exceeding $90 million from a host of individuals, corporations, foreign governments, persons undergoing criminal investigations, and convicts. After condemnation both domestically and internationally, the practice became completely illegal in 2013. Nevertheless, in 2015, the government lifted the donation prohibition, allowing foreign governments and international and state organizations to donate to the Interior Ministry. Differentiating between utilitarian and moral models of corporate social responsibility is important, since genuine donors create higher value through their prosocial deeds than self-interested ones. Given Bulgaria’s excessive spending on public order and the ambiguous nature of donations to public servants, we seek to understand the corporate motivations for donating to the police. To address this question, we draw upon theories of corporate philanthropy, social exchange, and entrepreneurial orientation and use unique face-to-face interview data from 2011 to 2013 with police officers and businesspeople. Our qualitative findings point to multifaceted drivers of philanthropy beyond those considered in the dominant strategic-instrumental perspective. We argue that donations to the police can be an expression of business executives’ altruistic values, a desire to forge strategic alliances, enhance status in social hierarchies, a form of political reconciliation, or a protection payment. Lastly, we present descriptive statistics of money donated to the Interior Ministry, discuss the potential socioeconomic consequences, and propose policies to reduce police reliance on private financing.

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Bulgaria: The Current State of the Field

Cited by 10 publications

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Are CSR and Sustainability a ‘First World Problem’? Western and Eastern European Perspectives

Are CSR and Sustainability a ‘First World Problem’? Western and Eastern European Perspectives

The Stage of Corporate Social Responsibility in EU-CEE Countries

Corporate Motivations for Donating to the Police in Bulgaria

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