Historical Development of the Corporate Social Responsibility Concept

Corporate Social Responsibility as an Instrument of Increasing Country Competitiveness

“…Some of these milestones are academic milestone, and others are practical milestones. The first important milestone in the field of CSR was the definition of CSR coined by Howard R. Bowen in his book Social Responsibilities of the Businessman which was published in 1953 (Bowen, 1953). Bowens has defined some obligations incumbent upon corporations and wealthy businessmen directed at achieving some social objectives.…”

“…Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the modern concepts that have evolved since the middle of the previous decade. Howard Bowen has been recognized as the father of this concept since CSR was mentioned for the first time as an academic approach in his book "Social Responsibilities of the Businessman" in 1953 (Bowen, 1953). Since then, CSR was considered an ideal principle to which few wealthy businessmen adhered, as they adopted it and contributed to social and environmental activities to improve the reputation of their companies and as an indirect marketing initiative.…”