TY - JOUR
T1 - Consistency between definition and reasons for applying corporate social responsibility
T2 - The perspective of social responsibility managers
AU - Licandro, Oscar
AU - Ortigueira Sánchez, Luis Camilo
AU - Huapaya-Huertas, Oscar
PY - 2023/10/13
Y1 - 2023/10/13
N2 - Knowledge about the motivations of managers to practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue for those who promote its adoption. The understanding of these reasons is complicated by the fact that there are different ways of defining CSR, raising the question of whether there is any relationship between the reasons for adopting it and how it is defined. To address this issue, this research categorizes these reasons and relates them to a classification of the different ways of defining CSR. To this end, a self-administered questionnaire was applied to a non-probability sample of social responsibility managers, which included indicators for both classifications. It was found that these managers present all types of motives identified, that proactive motives outweigh reactive motives, and that there is a significant degree of correlation between the ways of defining CSR and the reasons for doing so. From these results, it can be concluded that managers present consistency between their objectives (motives) and means (social responsibility practices).
AB - Knowledge about the motivations of managers to practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue for those who promote its adoption. The understanding of these reasons is complicated by the fact that there are different ways of defining CSR, raising the question of whether there is any relationship between the reasons for adopting it and how it is defined. To address this issue, this research categorizes these reasons and relates them to a classification of the different ways of defining CSR. To this end, a self-administered questionnaire was applied to a non-probability sample of social responsibility managers, which included indicators for both classifications. It was found that these managers present all types of motives identified, that proactive motives outweigh reactive motives, and that there is a significant degree of correlation between the ways of defining CSR and the reasons for doing so. From these results, it can be concluded that managers present consistency between their objectives (motives) and means (social responsibility practices).
KW - Responsabilidad social empresarial
KW - Motivaciones
KW - Definición
KW - Gerentes de responsabilidad social
KW - Uruguay
KW - Corporate social responsibility
KW - Motives
KW - Definition
KW - Social responsibility managers
KW - Uruguay
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/20/14838
U2 - 10.3390/su152014838
DO - 10.3390/su152014838
M3 - Article in a journal
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 15
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
IS - 20
M1 - 14838
ER -