Research in social responsibility: a challenge for management education

Abstract

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to study the connection between research in social responsibility and management education studied here in the light of the Frankfurt School's approach in general, and of Horkheimer and Adorno's works in particular. Design/methodology/approach -Based on these works, a reading template is designed, which defines the conditions in which research in corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributes to shaping the contents of management education. Findings -The article then analyzes the major approaches characterizing research in social responsibility. It also analyzes these approaches' ability to further knowledge in that field, as well as their contributing to constitute a type of management education instrumental in improving the implementation of CSR. Originality/value -The article presents an original approach of the link between theory and practice in CSR that challenges the way this topic is generally taught.

Undergraduate business students' attitudes towards CSR and competitiveness of Serbian economy

“…The CSR courses that the present managers and future managers have attended did not bring them to lead a responsible social behavior in their firms -a generalization of good practices in this field research is missing. The global crisis, according to Kletz (2009), brings the paradox: "managersknowing the importance of a socially responsible behavior, knowing how to behave in a socially responsible way, and gladly highlighting its importance -have in fact turned their back to it." McWilliams and Siegel (2001) indicate to determinable 'ideal' level of CSR, which managers can predict using cost-benefit analysis.…”

“…McWilliams and Siegel (2001) indicate to determinable 'ideal' level of CSR, which managers can predict using cost-benefit analysis. Responsibility is no longer exclusive in the domain of moral value, and it is legitimate to give it up when the price is too high, in terms of company's competitiveness -when responsibility becomes too expensive, (Kletz, 2009).…”

Business pedagogy for social justice? An exploratory investigation of business faculty perspectives of social justice in business education

“…Boyce, 2008; Marens, 2010). These scholars propose a hegemonic usurpation of the CSR concept by corporations (Cragg, 2010; Jonker and Marberg, 2007; Kletz, 2009) in which the power of large corporations is legitimized by narrow business interests and CSR is adopted because of strategic reasons that have little to do with perceived social responsibilities (Banerjee, 2008; Laufer, 2003: 255). Kuhn and Deetz (2008: 174) conclude that CSR’s adoption ‘can obscure the deeper contradictions and systems of valuation that enable corporate socio-economic domination and, in turn, that such activities actually prevent the creation of a democratic society’.…”

Entrepreneurship research in service industries: a literature classification and trend analysis

“…Nevertheless, ethics and social responsibility questions have always been present (Kletz 2009). Some researchers have made important progress in putting value on ethics in the business management despite the arid profit maximization culture in the field (Arendt and Brettel 2010;Joyner and Payne 2002).…”