Between creed, rhetoric façade, and disregard : dissemination and theorization of corporate social responsibility in Austria / Markus A. Höllerer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Höllerer, Markus A.

Series:

Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, 1613-3056 ; Bd. 52

Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien ; v.52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business--Austria.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Applying the theoretical lens of organizational institutionalism, this study analyzes the spread of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Austrian corporate world. The objectives are threefold: First, to explore the institutional framework in place; second, to explain the dissemination of CSR in terms of adopters’ characteristics and field-level pressures; and third, to understand the structuring dimensions of meaning within the CSR discourse. The findings demonstrate that a specific sub-population is more inclined to espouse commitment to CSR policies. Against the background of an ambiguous nature and definition of CSR, this study also shows how actor categories and divergent thematic embeddings serve as a basis for the concept’s theorization, and elaborates on a distinct constellation of empirical sub-discourses.

Contents:

""Foreword and ackknowledgements ""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures and tables""; ""Abbreviations and acronyms""; ""1 Addressing businesÂ? responsibilities toward society ""; ""2 Corporate social responsibility (CSR)""; ""3 Organizational instiutionalism""; ""4 Methodology: Tracking discursive traces ""; ""5 CSR in Austria""; ""6 The career of CSR ""; ""7 Reconstructing meaning ""; ""8 Conclusion: Constributions, limitations, and outlook ""; ""References ""

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

3-653-01464-6

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access