 An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility: Causal Factors in CSR as a Social Movement and Business PracticeNigel Roome, Robert-Paul Doove and Marcel Postema Chapter 6 in The Challenge of Organizing and Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility, 2006, pp 78-92 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract An increasing number of businesses are applying the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the organization of their activities. While the idea that companies should have an explicitly stated approach to CSR is relatively new in continental Europe, examples of responsible business practice can be traced back nearly two centuries in many European countries. These earlier examples often focused on the provision of good working and/or living conditions for employees or, as in the case of the cooperative movement, sought to ensure that consumers’ demand for products of reliable quality was met. In contrast the practices that contribute to contemporary CSR are found in a wider constituency of companies and CSR has gathered support in the form of policy commitments by national governments and the European Commission. Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Movement; Corporate Social Responsibility Practice; Corporate Social Responsibility Policy; Responsible Business Practice (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-62635-5_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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