Scientific evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility. A bibliometric analysis with mapping analysis tools

Abstract

When the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is heard today, a multitude of concepts such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development or Sustainability comes to mind where, without losing the essence of what its implementation entails, it implies not the existence of a consensus that unifies everything into a theory. The objective of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the current situation and trends in this area of research. Thus, in this paper, bibliometrics is used to evaluate performance and productivity in CSR, and scientific maps to extract and classify the most important research topics in this area. The results obtained when analyzing the period 1978-2017 show the conceptual evolution of CSR research, demonstrating the growth potential of CSR, as well as its great development, being the main thematic areas identified:

Corporate Social Responsbility (CSR) PT Wira Karya Sakti (WKS) Dengan Masyarakat Desa Lubuk Mandarsah Dalam Program Desa Makmur Peduli Api (DMPA) Ke Arah Peningkatan Pangan

“…Desa Lubuk Mandarasah adalah satu di antara desa penerima program DMPA yang memiliki perkembangan yang baik dengan menggunakan tenaga pendamping desa yang berbeda. Program DMPA telah memberikan dampak positif bagi masyarakat dan lingkungan hutan, hubungan yang harmonis anatara perusahaan dan masyarakat mulai terjalin ditengah konflik yang sering muncul (Escamilla-Solano et al, 2023;Iqbal, 2021;Ríos-Manríquez et al, 2021;Yao et al, 2022).…”

Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America: Trends and Challengers

“…Seventy years have passed since the first publication on the responsibility of companies toward society, which marked the beginning of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Since then, a large debate on the definition and nature of this subject has developed in the scientific literature in management and business; academics and practitioners seem to have renewed their interests in the topic propitiating several perspectives, methodologies, and models [1,2].…”

“…As a result, CSR is a concept with multiple interpretations and its significance varies depending on the perceptions of different stakeholders, as a result, CSR has evolved into a concept with multiple interpretations and its significance varies depending on the perceptions of different stakeholders, causing confusion among the various actors who have studied phenomena like CSR but not CSR [1,2].…”

“…While the results did not align with the normative orientation of CRS, they could not definitively establish the prevalence of either the progressive or variegation perspectives. However, with further research, we can provide evidence on this issue [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

“…One aspect of CSR is the voluntary commitment made by companies to address social demands and environmental challenges. A socially responsible company must cater to the needs of all its stakeholders by generating wealth, respecting laws and regulations, implementing fair work policies for its employees, contributing to the regeneration of natural resources, respecting human rights, and providing solutions for social well-being [1][2][3].…”