Corporate social responsibility in France: A mix of national traditions and international influences

Ariane Berthoin Antal and André Sobczak ()
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Ariane Berthoin Antal: Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School
André Sobczak: Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School

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Abstract: This article explores the dynamics of the discourse and practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in France to illustrate the interplay between endogenous and exogenous factors in the development of CSR in a country. It shows how the cultural, socioeconomic, and legal traditions influence the way ideas are raised, the kinds of questions considered relevant, and the sorts of solutions conceived as desirable and possible. Furthermore, the article traces how expectations and practices evolve as a result of various social and economic factors within a country, and increasingly, as a result of global influences such as the international academic discourse, the international practices of multinational companies, nongovernmental organizations and trade unions, and initiatives of supranational organizations. The article closes with reflections about what can be learned from the French experience with CSR and how to stimulate such cross-border learning.

Keywords: CSR in France; CSR and national culture; Social innovation; Social reporting; Legal traditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-03
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Published in Business and Society, 2007, 46 (1), pp.9-32. ⟨10.1177/0007650306293391⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/0007650306293391

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