History of Social Responsibility in Mexico: A Review of the Literature

Pérez-Morales, Juan Ramon; Aldape-Alamillo, Alfonso; Reyes-Martínez, Rosa María; Híjar-Rivera, Humberto; Castillo-Pérez, Velia

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60372-8_18

Cited by 1 publication

(3 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In fact, its practice is found among Indigenous peoples throughout Latin America [81]. It refers to the work that members of an Indigenous community must undertake in order to provide public goods for the community and is an ancient form of social responsibility in Mexico [34]. Colín explains tequio in this way: "Emerging from the word tequitl, or work, tequio is the ancient concept that every person has a civic duty, an obligation to contribute to the vitality of the calpulli [neighborhood] as directed by the leaders of the community.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The modern CSR concept later subordinated these health and welfare considerations to a more general focus on philanthropy, eventually expanding to issues of strategic CSR and a vision of shared value in which social initiatives were to be designed with the intention of benefiting both the community and the firm [33,34].…”

Section: Csr: International Origins and Evolution In Mexicomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In some sense the history of CSR in Mexico loosely shadows its development elsewhere. As an important exception to foreign influence, some scholars point to pre-Hispanic antecedents in the practices of tequio by the Aztecs and other original peoples of the region, which placed responsibility for providing public goods on the community as a whole [34]. After the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, the Catholic church led efforts for social responsibility up to the mid-19th century, when liberal reforms by Benito Juarez, continued by Porfirio Diaz, opened up responsibility for social welfare to private organizations [35].…”

Section: Csr: International Origins and Evolution In Mexicomentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Buen Vivir: A Path to Reimagining Corporate Social Responsibility in Mexico after COVID-19

Husted

2021

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the unsustainable relations between business, society, and the natural environment in Mexico and around the world. Given these unsustainable relations, this essay asks the question: How can Mexican and multinational corporations enable human flourishing both at work and in the communities where they operate? It answers the question by examining how the Indigenous concept of Buen Vivir (living well) can serve as a basis for reimagining corporate social responsibility (CSR). Methodologically, it draws on ancient and contemporary Nahua poets as sources of ancestral Indigenous knowledge. Using these poets, the paper first establishes the applicability of Buen Vivir for Mexico. Relevant concepts include the quality of life, the relationship of humans to nature, the goal of economic growth, and the value of Indigenous knowledge. Using Buen Vivir as a framework for rethinking CSR, the paper integrates business within nature and dialogues with ancestral knowledge. It also focuses on localism and particularism, on quality in addition to quantity, on alternatives to economic growth, and on community. It ends by examining the implications of Buen Vivir for CSR theory and practice by incorporating Indigenous practices of communal work and conceptualizing the firm as a member of the community.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Csr: International Origins and Evolution In Mexicomentioning

confidence: 99%