Is the socially responsible corporation a myth? the good, the bad, and the ugly of corporate social responsibility

Devinney, TM

Is the socially responsible corporation a myth? the good, the bad, and the ugly of corporate social responsibility

Devinney, TM

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Citation:: Academy of Management Perspectives, 2009, 23 (2), pp. 44 - 56
Issue Date:: 2009-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Devinney, TM	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Academy of Management Perspectives, 2009, 23 (2), pp. 44 - 56	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1558-9080	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10194
dc.description.abstract	Despite differences of opinion about the efficacy of corporate social responsibility, there is a general consensus among academics, policy makers, and practitioners that corporations operate with a social sanction that requires that they operate within the norms and mores of the societies in which they exist. In this article I argue that the notion of a socially responsible corporation is potentially an oxymoron because of the naturally conflicted nature of the corporation. This has profound implications for our understanding of corporate social responsibility, what we view as the relevant issues relating to it, and how we investigate its role and impact.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Academy of Management Perspectives	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5465/AMP.2009.39985540	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Is the socially responsible corporation a myth? the good, the bad, and the ugly of corporate social responsibility	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CMOS - Centre for Management and Organisation Studies
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Abstract:

Despite differences of opinion about the efficacy of corporate social responsibility, there is a general consensus among academics, policy makers, and practitioners that corporations operate with a social sanction that requires that they operate within the norms and mores of the societies in which they exist. In this article I argue that the notion of a socially responsible corporation is potentially an oxymoron because of the naturally conflicted nature of the corporation. This has profound implications for our understanding of corporate social responsibility, what we view as the relevant issues relating to it, and how we investigate its role and impact.

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