The Case for and Against Business Assumption of Social Responsibilities.

Davis, Keith

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“…The difference has long been viewed as a continuum ranging from social to economic/ financial (Austin et al, 2006;Davis, 1973). Although the two poles of the model are a forced tradeoff, the model holds that most social activity reflects some economic value, and most economic activity reflects some social value.…”

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A Model of Social Entrepreneurial Discovery

2008

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ABSTRACT. Social entrepreneurship activity continues to surge tremendously in market and economic systems around the world. Yet, social entrepreneurship theory and understanding lag far behind its practice. For instance, the nature of the entrepreneurial discovery phenomenon, a critical area of inquiry in general entrepreneurship theory, receives no attention in the specific context of social entrepreneurship. To address the gap, we conceptualize social entrepreneurial discovery based on an extension of corporate social responsibility into social entrepreneurship contexts. We develop a model that emphasizes mobilization and timing as underpinnings of social entrepreneurial discovery and offer distinct conceptual aspects and theoretic propositions instrumental to future social entrepreneurship research.

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A Model of Social Entrepreneurial Discovery

2008

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“…Corporate social responsibility (CSR) implies that firm policies and practices exceed the narrow, technical, and legal requirements to create economic value (Davis 1973). Firms are increasingly considered as social actors that, beyond their mere economic self-interest, adhere to or even actively change norms in society (Scherer and Palazzo 2007).…”

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The Effect of Online Protests and Firm Responses on Shareholder and Consumer Evaluation

2017

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Protests that target firms' socially irresponsible behavior are increasingly organized via digital media. This study uses two methods to investigate the effects that online protests and mitigating firm responses have on shareholders' and consumers' evaluation. The first method is a financial analysis that includes an event study which measures the effect of online protests on the target firm's share price, as well as an investigation of the boundary effects of protest characteristics. The second method is an online experiment that assesses the effect of an online protest campaign on consumers' perception and purchase intention, as well as any mitigating effects that a firm's response may have. Contrary to recent studies suggesting that participation in online protests is only token support without any substantive effects, our results show that online protests do hurt. Firms can expect to suffer financial, reputational, and sales damage when an online protest campaign mobilizes consumers successfully. We also show that online protests are more likely to take firms by surprise than offline protests. Firms can exacerbate or reduce the damage by their response. We find that although firms may repair the damage to consumers' purchase intentions, the negative effects on a brand's image are harder to rectify.The results have valuable implications for protest organizers and managers faced with the task of responding.

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“…Advocates of CSR also demanded that multinational are making uphill profits while degrading scarce natural resources, therefore they should sacrifice some resources for the welfare of the community and preservation of natural resources. The early contributors towards corporate social responsibility include Bowen (1953); Davis (1960Davis ( , 1973; Johnson (1971); Manne (1972); Beyer (1972); Drucker (1974); Carson (1977), Carroll (1979) and Jones (1980Jones ( , 1983. Carroll (1979) categorized CSR into four categories including; economic responsibilities, legal responsibilities, ethical responsibilities and discretionary responsibilities.…”

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University Students' Perceptions of Social Responsibility Initiatives by Universities in Pakistan

Ali¹,

Ali²

2016

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Despite of all recent developments towards the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), its significance is still under-emphasized. The research community still realizes the importance of CSR for the uplifting social well being and reducing vulnerabilities by increasing natural disasters. Academic institutions can also play a very important role to promote the spirit of social responsibility among student -the future business leaders. The objective of this study is to measure university student's perceptions and level of awareness towards socially responsible actions undertaken by universities in Pakistan. An exhaustive survey is conducted to collect data regarding student's perceptions towards nature and level of CSR actions performed by universities in Pakistan. The result shows that the student pays great attention to socially responsible initiatives taken by universities. Such activities also develop a socially responsible attitude among students which is very important for developing responsible business leaders. The applications and implications of this research are also discussed in detail.

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The Case for and Against Business Assumption of Social Responsibilities.

Cited by 1,311 publications

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A Model of Social Entrepreneurial Discovery

A Model of Social Entrepreneurial Discovery

The Effect of Online Protests and Firm Responses on Shareholder and Consumer Evaluation

University Students' Perceptions of Social Responsibility Initiatives by Universities in Pakistan

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