Intrinsic and extrinsic corporate social responsibility / by Stéphanie Ursula Looser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Looser, Stéphanie Ursula, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This book explores the differences between extrinsic and intrinsic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The former is driven by an assumed positive relationship between CSR activities and financial performance, while the latter stems from a moral duty. These differences can be both banal and profound, because they often depend on definitions and because the scope, purpose, and legitimacy of intrinsic CSR is vague, under-researched, and subject to context. The book discusses the two manifestations of CSR through both applied and conceptual approaches, considering questions such as: Are there any differences? If so, in which areas, aspects, consequences? How do they relate to each other? Which one is better and how could this be identified?In finding answers to the above, the book reflects on the impact the difference has on CSR stakeholders. Furthermore, a closer look at Swiss Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and their culture of democratic decisions, hand-shake quality, prudence, embeddedness in their respective communities, and their willingness to "give something back to society" allows the limitation, impetus, and the legitimacy of intrinsic CSR to be identified.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Foreword

Abbreviations

Preface

1

1.1 Research Questions and Aim

1.2 The Wide Spectrum of CSR Methodology

1.2.1 This book's research framework and methodological approach

2

2.1 Where CSR, business, and society intersect

2.2 From corporate conformance to performance

2.2.1 CSR-related guidelines in a nutshell

2.2.2 Voluntary and compulsory CSR-related lab

2.3 Why care about stakeholders?

3

3.1 CSR in Switzerland

3.2 CSR and stakeholders

3.3 Methodology on Swiss CSR stakeho

3.3.1 Document analysis

3.3.2 Interviews: sample description of stakeholder study

3.3.3 Interview analysis: qualitative coding

3.3.4 Triangulation and quantitative analysis

3.3.5 Network analysis: software and parameters

3.4 Findings

3.4.1 MNEs and large national companies

3.4.2 SMEs

3.4.3 Consumers

3.4.4 Trade unions

3.4.5 NPOs: not cooperating and cooperating NPOs

3.4.6 Support providers

3.4.7 Capital providers

3.4.8 Media

3.4.9 Government

3.4.10 Aggregation of results: network analysis

3.5 Discussion and conclusions from stakeholder and network analyses

4

4.1 The SME-CSR nexus: a complicated relationship

4.2 "Unternehmertum": the "sustainable "approach to CSR?

4.3 Methodology on CSR patterns in Swiss SMEs

4.3.1 Interview analysis: qualitative content analysis

4.3.2 Delphi process to elaborate the Swiss business model for CSR

4.4 Findings

4.4.1 Idiosyncrasies of Swiss small business CSR

4.4.2 Findings from the Delphi process assessing the draft business model

4.4.3 L'EPOQuE: A Swiss business model for

4.5 Discussion and conclusions from the analysis of small business patterns

5

5.1 The convergence of CSR and business models

5.1.1 The current mainstream in business models.

5.2 Methodology on business model feasibility and validity check

5.2.1 Delphi process: assessing the consistency with the mainstream and feasibility

5.3 Findings

5.3.1 L'EPOQuE

5.3.2 The power struggle of "conventional" vs. "Swiss"

5.3.3 L'EPOQuE 2.0

5.4 Discussion and conclusions from model validation

6

6.1 Doing well or doing good? Intrinsic and extrinsic CSR

6.2 Methodology on the motives and manifestation of CSR in Switzerland

6.2.1 Focus-group discussion on CSR motives and manifestations

6.2.2 Qualitative content analysis of focus-group discussions

6.3 Findings

6.3.1 Intrinsic vs. extrinsic CSR in MNEs and Swiss SMEs

6.3.2 Different manifestations of CSR in MNEs and Swiss SMEs

6.4 Discussion and conclusions from motivation analysis

6.5 Colour centrefold

7

7.1 Institutional effects on CSR

7.1.1 Isomorphic pressure

7.2 Implicit and explicit CSR

7.3 Methodology of comparative analysis

7.4 Findings

7.4.1 Swiss SMEs and their implicit approach

7.4.2 15 countries under scrutiny: a comparative analysis

7.4.3 Universally implicit CSR in SMEs?

7.4.4 Global shifts

7.5 Discussion and conclusions from comparative analysis

8

9

9.1 Informality and virtues

9.2 Implications for network and stakeholder management

9.3 Business model refinements

9.4 Comparative insights

9.5 To practitioners

9.5.1 From action research to practical wisdom

9.6 Final conclusions on the motives and manifestations of CSR

9.7 Further research steps

9.8 Contribution to the body of knowledge

References

Appendix A

Appendix B.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-2634-8

OCLC:

1083544953