CSR and market changing product innovations: Indian case studies
Shyama Ramani () and
Vivekananda Mukherjee
No 2010-026, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
Abstract:
Do firms need to sacrifice profit while innovating in order to further social objectives, as corporate social responsibility (CSR) would seem to suggest? To answer this question, the paper compiles a classification of innovations according to market impact and CSR potential. Then it details case studies of two market changing (MC) innovations in India: genetically modified cotton of Monsanto and a drugs cocktail for HIV/AIDS of Cipla. It demonstrates that the CSR potential of an MC innovation can directly serve to increase profits and augment bargaining power in conflicts if it is supported by a robust business model.
Keywords: CSR; Corporate Social responsibility; Monsanto; CIPLA; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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