A Nordic Perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Carson, Siri Granum; Fet, Annik Magerholm; Skaar, Christofer

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“…The 'responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society' is generally referred to as corporate social responsibility (CSR) (EC, 2011). As a concept, CSR first emerged in the U.S. around the middle of the twentieth century as a market-driven idea focused on aligning social responsibilities with profitability (Carson et al, 2011;Gjølberg, 2010). In practice, the simultaneous pursuit of social and economic goals in Nordic business has a much longer history.…”

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“…The meaning and practice of CSR varies with regard to the cultural, societal, and political framework in question (Carson et al, 2011). Welfare state and governmental regulation are decisive factors when it comes to clarifying what we mean by CSR.…”

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“…Welfare state and governmental regulation are decisive factors when it comes to clarifying what we mean by CSR. In the Nordic context, for example, it might be argued that CSR in its traditional sense is superfluous, since business, trade, and industry are regulated in a way that leaves little room for moving beyond compliance (Carson et al, 2011). Furthermore, to be effective, CSR campaigns must involve multi-stakeholder engagement; without the support of states, NGOs are not likely to make much headway with global firms (Bieri and Boli, 2011).…”

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“…economic, legal, ethical, and discretional responsibility which provide platforms for empowerment across different sectors of society. In the Nordic region, for example, the CSR model is characterised by a consensual political culture, a strong social democratic welfare state, and well-functioning partnerships between business, government, and labour organisations (Carson et al, 2011). However, major regional differences between the industrial structures of the Nordic countries obviously lead to regional differences in the national approaches to CSR.…”

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“…However, major regional differences between the industrial structures of the Nordic countries obviously lead to regional differences in the national approaches to CSR. The dominating petroleum sector in Norway, for example, has had a decisive influence on the CSR research done there (Carson et al, 2011). Furthermore, in most developed society, CSR primarily covers issues relating to the topics of health and safety, environment, and social and community.…”

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