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- Title
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Theory and Practice in a Developing Country Context.
- Authors
Jamali, Dima; Mirshak, Ramez
- Abstract
After providing an overview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) research in different contexts, and noting the varied methodologies adopted, two robust CSR conceptualizations – one by Carroll (1979, ‘A Three-Dimensional Conceptual Model of Corporate Performance’, The Academy of Management Review 4(4), 497–505) and the other by Wood (1991, ‘Corporate Social Performance Revisited’, The Academy of Management Review 16(4), 691–717) – have been adopted for this research and their integration explored. Using this newly synthesized framework, the research critically examines the CSR approach and philosophy of eight companies that are considered active in CSR in the Lebanese context. The findings suggest the lack of a systematic, focused, and institutionalized approach to CSR and that the understanding and practice of CSR in Lebanon are still grounded in the context of philanthropic action. The findings are qualified within the framework of existing contextual realities and relevant implications drawn accordingly.
- Subjects
LEBANON; SOCIAL responsibility of business; BUSINESS ethics; THEORY-practice relationship; DEVELOPING countries; CHARITIES; SOCIAL responsibility
- Publication
Journal of Business Ethics, 2007, Vol 72, Issue 3, p243
- ISSN
0167-4544
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s10551-006-9168-4