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Why would corporations behave in socially responsible ways? an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility

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Academy of Management Review· 2007-07-01· article· 4,891 citationsclosed

Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Management and Organizational Studies Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Abstract

I offer an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility consisting of a series of propositions specifying the conditions under which corporations are likely to behave in socially responsible ways. I argue that the relationship between basic economic conditions and corporate behavior is mediated by several institutional conditions: public and private regulation, the presence of nongovernmental and other independent organizations that monitor corporate behavior, institutionalized norms regarding appropriate corporate behavior, associative behavior among corporations themselves, and organized dialogues among corporations and their stakeholders.

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Unknown author (2007). Why would corporations behave in socially responsible ways? an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2007.25275684

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  title  = {Why would corporations behave in socially responsible ways? an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility},
  author = {Unknown},
  year   = {2007},
  journal = {Academy of Management Review},
  doi    = {10.5465/amr.2007.25275684}
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