Institutionalizing idealism: the adoption of CSR practices

2008

International Journal of Management Reviews

Research applying institutional theory to corporate social responsibility (CSR) has experienced remarkable momentum. Institutional theory‐based CSR research illustrates the role of values in guiding both agentic choices for CSR and the influence of institutional structures on CSR agency. Although values have been explored in this literature, systematic studies of values that seek to gain insights into the mutual relationship between agentic choices and structures are lacking. Such insights are crucial for exploring whether and how CSR is enabled or constrained. We thus ask two interrelated questions: (1) What is the role of values in institutional theory‐based CSR research? (2) How and along which avenues should future institutional theory‐based CSR research that focuses on values be mobilised? Based on our analysis of this line of literature from 1989 until 2021, first, we take stock of established institutional theory perspectives on CSR and disentangle what role values have playe...

Journal of Business Strategies, 2006

This PhD research started from an interest in how corporate social responsibility (CSR) works in practice and in identifying how to motivate companies to actively and meaningfully engage in CSR. It was further motivated by findings from previous research projects (Bondy et al 2004, Bondy 2006, Bondy 2007, Bondy et al 2008 forthcoming) which highlighted both the need for research in the area of CSR implementation, and the interesting issues around how corporations deal with the complexities of governing themselves in a global marketplace. Therefore, this research investigates the systems and processes involved in developing and implementing CSR strategy in a transboundary environment, so as to create academically relevant and practically useful results. To accomplish this task, a range of literatures were evaluated, focusing on CSR and how it is implementation, and NI theory as an analytical framework for understanding CSR in its broader context. A review of these literatures reveale...

Journal of Positive Management

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, 2006

2013

Recent research suggests that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is institutionalised amongst multinational corporations. Yet CSR scholarship faces considerable challenges. An agreed definition is lacking, even amongst researchers adopting aligned approaches. Studies remain heavily focused on making a business case for CSR, despite its widespread acceptance into business practice. Few studies examine CSR's on-ground implications for the communities it purports to help, favouring instead a macro-level focus. And concerns about CSR's sincerity, motivations and ethics perpetuate questions about its integrity. This article argues that new institutionalism is well placed to respond to these core challenges for CSR, and that new institutionalist perspectives can complement and enrich other common theoretical approaches. It contributes a social mechanism-based framework for CSR, identifying and exploring the key social mechanisms that institution-alise it; namely, discourse, mim...

Una partida de ajedrez puede convertirse en metáfora del camino de la vida y dar que pensar. El juego reviste un carácter pedagógico, y estimula el desarrollo psico-espiritual de niños, jóvenes y adultos. En torno a una partida con Claudia Amura (1ª Gran Maestra del continente americano en esta disciplina), el diálogo con Gerardo Ramos (doctor en teología y docente universitario) va cobrando un tono existencial y cultural, filosófico y teológico accesible a todos. La vida de una deportista y un pastor de almas en entusiasta y creativa sinergia convergen en el misterioso ajedrez de Borges.