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A Big Picture Approach to (C)SR: Where are We Now?

Hemingway, Christine A; (2019) A Big Picture Approach to (C)SR: Where are We Now? Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations , 21 pp. 15-32. 10.1108/S1529-209620190000021005. Green open access

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Abstract

My approach comprises two main points. I begin by reiterating my proposed argument that corporate social responsibility develops within organisations, over time, in four general phases and that practitioner attitudes are moving away from the dominant phase of social responsibility (SR) as public relations activity (Hemingway, 2013). The financial crash of 2008 was the catalyst for this marked gear shift in the awareness of organisational ‘ethics’ and ‘morality’ (SR) that was previously confined to the concerns of the business ethics scholars. Second, I contend that the legitimacy and credibility of SR in business schools is lagging behind that shift due to misunderstandings about its relevance, the obsession with performance metrics and a lack of political will in some cases. In the final part of this article, I suggest ways forward for research, teaching and practice.

Type: Article
Title: A Big Picture Approach to (C)SR: Where are We Now?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1108/S1529-209620190000021005
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1108/s1529-209620190000021005
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > UCL School of Management
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10205110
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