posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00authored byM Haigh, Marc Jones
This paper claims to make a contribution by addressing a significant number of epistemological, theoretical and methodological problems in the business and society literature. We identify six sets of potential influences promoting corporate social responsibility. The private sector encompasses intra-organisational obligations and pressures from competitors, investors and consumers. Governmental and non-governmental organisations exert regulatory pressures. Calling upon radical institutional theory, we address each set with respect to its conceptual arguments, its empirical salience in terms of the latest relevant research, and our considered opinion regarding its prospects to be a significant factor in promoting outcomes consistent with social welfare. The conclusion addresses their combined potential to put capitalism on a firmly sustainable track, or whether they amount to an ideological distraction from capitalist pathologies. A call is made for fresh imaginings of the discourse.
History
Pagination
1 - 27
Location
Cambridge, England
Open access
Yes
Start date
2005-07-04
End date
2005-07-06
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2005, The Author
Editor/Contributor(s)
C Gilson
Title of proceedings
CMS 2005 : Critique and inclusivity : opening the agenda : Proceedings of the 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference