Key Quotes Flashcards
Porter and Kramer 2002
noted that executives are increasingly caught between critics demanding high levels of csr whilst stakeholders applying pressure to maximise profits
kasturi x3
an organisations objective should be to align their environmental and social with their businesses purpose and values
csr should be an essential part of every ceo and board
most companies have long practices some form of csr with a broad goal of contributing to the communities and society they affect and depend upon
schwartz and saiia 2012
many argue csr is vague and ambiguous both in theory and in practice
Lawrence 2013
horse dna found in over 1/3 of food samples
hopkins
csr is concerned with treating the stakeholders at a firm ethically or in a responsible manner
fleming and jones
as long as companies who use csr come across as a player evade criticism
porter
csr is a large opportunity for companies as they can address social issues
jacobs 1999
no definition is no problem as it is a contested concept
blowfield and murray
social enterprise: primary purpose is to deliver social and/or environmental value in contrast with financial value
91% of business executives believe that csr increases shareholder value
franklin 2008
strong demand for csr from employees
carroll and shebana
the business case shows the argument and rationalises why companies should involve themselves in the csr cause
friedman 1970 x4
one social responsibility for a business - to increase profits along as it stays in line with rules
an organisation is an artificial person so cannot have responsibilities
companies can only do good at their own expense
the social responsibilities of a company are noticeable for their looseness and lack of rigour
miles
definition of a stakeholder is still unclear
henyak 1969
csr dilutes the primary purpose of being an organisation
elkington 1994
companies should be developing the tbl in csr practices
verloop 2004
microfinance: gave loans to the poor that banks would not
trotman 2016 > spicer 2015
vw cheated emissions test - first drop in profit in 11 years
when firms face a crisis - need to show they are doing something substantitive
walker kent and jordan
the undertaking of csr is to meet market and consumer expectations
margolis and walsh 2003
over 120 studies examined a link over 30 years with mixed results
stoll 2013
charity:water ensured clean water for countries
griffin and mohon 1997
the search for definitive causal connections is inconclusive
