Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Legitimacy: Colombian Caribbean Insights

María Cristina Bustillo-Castillejo, Rosario Pérez-Morote () and Ángela González-Moreno
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María Cristina Bustillo-Castillejo: Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences Faculty, University Libre, Cartagena de Indias 130001, Colombia
Rosario Pérez-Morote: Management and Administration Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain
Ángela González-Moreno: Management and Administration Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-23

Abstract: The success of companies and the recognition by the community in which they are inserted depends on the confidence that the company generates in this community and the approach to local development formulated by the community. In this sense, the impacts of CSR and the recognition of the company as an important agent within the community forge the reputation of the company in terms of its management and interrelations with the community. To analyze the factors that influence the recognition and legitimacy of companies by communities, this paper analyzes the communities’ perception of territorial development and the impacts of CSR activities agreed in the social licenses in the context of Law 21/1991 on Prior Consultation in the Colombian Caribbean. Communities value investment in training and education from primary school to professional training, as well as income-generating practices. They also value respect for their culture, race, customs, and environmental wealth. CSR actions in healthcare do not provide greater legitimacy to the company. The same is the case with actions aimed to improve the relationship between suppliers and companies, as well as to strengthen the leadership of the community.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; business legitimacy; recognition; prior consultation law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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