A Qualitative Research on Municipalities’ Social Responsibility Practices in Izmir City

Yarımoğlu, Emel Kurşunluoğlu; Hacioglu, Fatma; Gencturk, Selin; Kamali, Yasemin Celik; Sayginer, Can

doi:10.19168/jyu.07873

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“…The definition of SR of public sector organizations is dealt with by Pauzuoliene and Mauriciene [8] (p. 141), who state that "in the context of public sector organizations social responsibility should be viewed as a way of conducting business which enables the creation and distribution of wealth for the betterment of its stakeholders through the implementation and integration of ethical systems and sustainable management practices". Yarimoglu et al [9] then focus specifically on municipal social responsibility applied by municipalities, if apart from their mandatory and discretionary duties they perform activities relating to the environment, education, culture, and health.…”

Section: Definition Of Municipal Social Responsibility (Msr)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The broadest concept of the fields of SR is offered by ISO 26000:2010 which sets out the so-called core subjects: organizational governance, human rights, labour practices, the environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development [18]. Yarimoglu et al [9] define SR fields specifically from the point of view of municipalities, emphasizing the importance of philanthropy and including social support, health, education, culture, the environment, animal, and women's rights among the fields of SR.…”

Section: Fields and Activities Of Municipal Social Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Within the framework of the given study, in view of its focus, emphasis is placed on activities relating to ensuring transparency and publication of information. A specific view of the possible socially responsible activities of municipalities is offered by Yarimoglu et al [9]. Their philanthropic concept of SR of municipalities is evident from the list of their activities.…”

Section: Fields and Activities Of Municipal Social Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For several decades, more precisely since 1953, when H. R. Bowen [5], the so-called "Father of Corporate Social Responsibility" [2] (p. 270), laid the foundations of the modern concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), its theoretical premises have been elaborated and practical experience relating to application of this concept discussed. Application of socially responsible behaviour is, however, also possible and desirable from the point of view of other types of organizations [6][7][8][9]. Nejati et al [7] support this notion with the idea that everyone and everything is directly or indirectly affected by an organization's activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The activities of organizations influence their surroundings (stakeholders, society, and other influenced parties) and they thus need to take responsibility in some way [7]. Apart from enterprises of all sizes and legal forms, these organizations could also be public administration organizations, e.g., ministries, regional or municipal authorities [8,9] and universities [6,10], but also other entities from the public and third sector.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Municipal Social Responsibility of Statutory Cities in the Czech Republic

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2019

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Application of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is demanded of an ever-wider range of entities as time goes by, among which are municipalities. However, the topic of social responsibility of municipalities stands outside of the bounds of mainstream research. This article presents the results of a study, the objective of which was to identify the socially responsible practices applied by the statutory cities in the Czech Republic, in order to analyse and evaluate the scope and structure of socially responsible activities performed by them and communicated on the internet. The study shows that statutory cities in the Czech Republic perform similar activities to those performed by enterprises within the framework of application of the concept of CSR, this being in the field of economic, environmental, ethical, social and philanthropic responsibility. They perform and communicate economic responsibility activities to the greatest extent and, by contrast, ethical responsibility activities to the least extent. Examples of good practice in performance and communication of these activities on the internet are documented in the article using the example of the City of Pardubice.

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Section: Definition Of Municipal Social Responsibility (Msr)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fields and Activities Of Municipal Social Responsibilitymentioning

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The Reflection of Green Training and Development Activity on Social Responsibility:field Researched in the General Directorate of Municipalities in Iraq.

Al-Sumaidaee¹,

–Zeidi²

2020

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The research aimed to explore the extent to which the Green Training and Development (GTD) activity reflects on Social Responsibility (SR) in the General Directorate of Municipalities (GDM) in Iraq.The searchdepends on the descriptive and analytical approach, as it is the most appropriate in human research. Therefor, the questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data and information in addition to the interview and the official documents available in the researched organization. The research community and sample contained a random sample that included senior management, section managers, administrative and technical divisions, and some employees in the GDM, with a number of (177) respondents. The available information and data, were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods such as (frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation, difference coefficient, Pearson correlation coefficient and simple linear regression equation) and were statistically processed by SPSS v.24 and Excel. Among the most important conclusions of the research, that the researched organization deals well with the (GTD) activity, in pursuit to prepare efficient and environmentally educated human resources. While, the impact of this activity has been moderately reflected on(SR), despite the lack of knowledge and academic awareness among managers and employees of the concept of (GTD), which make a sense of the department's weak interest in this activity. So one of the practical implications of the research is to help the researched organization to upgrade the (GTD) activity of managers and employees towards a more distinctive Social Responsibility.

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A Qualitative Research on Municipalities’ Social Responsibility Practices in Izmir City

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Municipal Social Responsibility of Statutory Cities in the Czech Republic

Municipal Social Responsibility of Statutory Cities in the Czech Republic

The Reflection of Green Training and Development Activity on Social Responsibility:field Researched in the General Directorate of Municipalities in Iraq.

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