Abstract
We describe some perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR), in order to provide a context for considering the strategic motivations and implications of CSR. Based on this framework, which is based on characterizing optimal firm decision-making and underlies most existing work on CSR, we propose an agenda for further theoretical and empirical research on CSR. We then summarize and relate the articles in this special issue to the proposed agenda.
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We thank participants at the October 2004 International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham for their insightful comments on a previous version of this paper. The second author also gratefully acknowledges financial support from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham.
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M. Paul, C.J., Siegel, D.S. Corporate social responsibility and economic performance. J Prod Anal 26, 207–211 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-006-0016-4
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