Can CSR make a contribution to international solidarity and the quest for social justice in the South?

Amalric, Franck; Kennedy-Glans, Donna; Reddy, Sanjay G.; O’Sullivan, Mary; Treviño, Javier

doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100073

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“…In addition, the paper potentially offers an alternative perspective to the mainstream discourse of CSR in Africa, which has often characterised CSR as mere philanthropy (Visser, 2008;Amaeshi et al, 2006). By drawing attention to the institutional works embedded in such CSR activities, it indeed corroborates Amalric et al (2004), as well as Egels-Zandén (in press), who note that a more constructive way to explore CSR is from a perspective that searches for the institutional innovations that it might engender, in order to address the challenges of our time. The paper proceeds with a literature review on CSR in developing countries, and thereafter the methodology, findings, discussions and contributions are presented.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: A Shift from Philanthropy to Institutional Works?

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“…Scholars like Banerjee (2001), Blowfield (2007 and Margolis and Walsh (2003) have thus argued that the crucial question of CSR impacts on society is often ignored in favour of lofty goals driven by western concerns. As such, critics questioned the legitimacy of Northern NGOs and consumers to determine what is good for Southern workers (Amalric et al, 2004). They also argued that CSR pressure from the North is likely to be borne out of selfinterest and can be described as a new form of protectionism in disguise (Nielsen, 2005;Utting, 2002Utting, , 2003.…”

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Corporate social responsibility and developing countries

Idemudia

2011

Progress in Development Studies

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The criticism that the mainstream corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda was largely driven by the concerns and priorities of western countries and therefore tends to be insensitive to local priorities as well as inadvertently harm prospects for sustainable livelihood in developing countries set the tone for the emergence of a South-centred CSR agenda. The efforts to broaden the scope and content of mainstream CSR discourse and practice has meant three principal themes have come to dominate the emerging South-centred critical CSR agenda. The emergence of this critical perspective to CSR has not only contributed to the maturation of contemporary CSR agenda but has also generated rich insights with regard to the strengths and limitations of CSR practices within developing countries. However, the failure to critically engage with the role of government, adopt a bottom-up approach to CSR analysis and avoid a piecemeal research focus has meant the emerging Southern perspective to CSR is yet to achieve its full potential. This article suggests ways to address these shortcomings and contributes to the strengthening of the emerging critical CSR research agenda in Africa.

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“…However, the stakes are high. The damage and confl ict that can be wrought by poorly conceived and inequitable development projects initiated by mining and other extractive companies has been well documented (Idemudia and Ite, 2006;Ite, 2005;Filer, 1999).Perspectives on mining and development remain polarized, refl ecting broader debates within the business and society literature about CSR and business contributions to development (Sayer, 2005;Amalric et al, 2004;Blowfi eld, 2004;Harcourt, 2004). Pro-business literature has for some time highlighted the business case and wider benefi ts of corporate contributions to economic and human development (Holme and Watts, 2000;Nelson, 1999), including for mining (McPhail, 2008).…”

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“…Perspectives on mining and development remain polarized, refl ecting broader debates within the business and society literature about CSR and business contributions to development (Sayer, 2005;Amalric et al, 2004;Blowfi eld, 2004;Harcourt, 2004). Pro-business literature has for some time highlighted the business case and wider benefi ts of corporate contributions to economic and human development (Holme and Watts, 2000;Nelson, 1999), including for mining (McPhail, 2008).…”

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Community relations in the global mining industry: exploring the internal dimensions of externally orientated work

Kemp

2009

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

137

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This article focuses on community relations in the mining industry, within the context of sustainable development, social responsibility and stakeholder engagement. Community relations is conceptualized as a three-dimensional practice that involves: working for the company to understand local community perspectives; bridging community and company perspectives to generate dialogue and mutual understanding and; facilitating necessary organizational change to improve social performance. Key challenges of institutionalizing and professionalizing community relations within the mining industry are discussed. The article argues that at a conceptual level, community relations should be de-linked from public relations if it is to gain strength as a professional domain of work.

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Can CSR make a contribution to international solidarity and the quest for social justice in the South?

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Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: A Shift from Philanthropy to Institutional Works?

Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: A Shift from Philanthropy to Institutional Works?

Corporate social responsibility and developing countries

Community relations in the global mining industry: exploring the internal dimensions of externally orientated work

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