The Role of NGOs in Building CSR Discourse around Human Rights in Developing Countries

Noh, Jae-Eun

doi:10.5130/ccs.v9i1.4826

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“…NGOs provide information about local experience, knowledge and cultural understanding to international corporations, who often lack these insights, and this encourages funds to be invested in local communities [97]. However, particularly in developing countries, NGOs may play a stakeholder role in helping local communities to enforce responsible behavior on the part of international corporations; for example, by ensuring human rights are respected in working conditions [98].…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Media: Comparison between Developing and Developed Countries

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Social media allow companies to engage with their interest groups, thus enabling them to solidify corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies. The concept of CSR is now well-established for companies in Western countries, and CSR is becoming an increasingly popular topic in developing countries. This study investigated differences in the perception of the term ‘CSR’ on Instagram between developing and developed countries. We analysed 113,628 Instagram messages from 38,590 unique users worldwide. The data were recorded between 19 November 2017 and 11 December 2018. In both developed and developing countries, charity and social good were common features. On the contrary, a difference was identified in the area of sustainability, which is an important part of communication in developed countries, and the area of education, which is an important part of communication in developing countries. Community analysis revealed four dominant communities in developed countries: (1) philanthropic responsibility, (2) environmental sustainability, (3) pleasure from working and (4) start-ups with CSR; and three in developing countries: (1) social and environmental responsibility, (2) philanthropic responsibility and (3) reputation management. These results could facilitate the strategic management of CSR to adapt communication to local environments and company contexts. Our findings could allow managers to focus CSR activities on relevant issues in developing countries and thus differentiate their CSR communication from competing organizations.

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“…As Noh (2017) argues, though some accomplishments were gained, by now no fundamental change has happened in the way how corporations operate specifically in the Third countries. Noh (2017) concludes NGOs should maximize power through creating information flow and building global networks.…”

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On NGOs’ Role in the Development of Business Ethics in Slovakia

Remišová¹,

Lašáková²

2018

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The socioeconomic transformation after the fall of communism in Slovakia took place without anchoring new economic subjects in corporate social responsibility. Private companies and state authorities showed little interest in business ethics, so it stayed marginalized. Now, after more than two decades of development for business ethics in Slovakia, an absence of a systematic support for business ethics still pertains. Nonetheless, some initiatives have already been implemented to sustain ethics in business and typically the impetus for these initiatives was given by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This paper investigates the influence of nine prominent NGOs operating in Slovakia on the development of business ethics in the current Slovak business environment. Based on indepth analysis of NGOs' documentation to projects undertaken in Slovakia throughout the last two decades and semi-structured interviews with the respective NGOs' leaders, the article critically analyzes the nature, scope and effects of NGOs' activities with respect to the advancement of business ethics in companies in Slovakia. Results of this qualitative inquiry suggest NGOs' activities add value mainly on the macro level, i.e. focusing on the fight against corruption, antisocial and illegal activities in state and public administration, promoting democracy and transparency. There are also several inspirational initiatives to expand business ethics on the mezzo level, such as guidelines for introducing corporate codes of ethics, a corporate governance code, an anticorruption charter, or whistle-blowing channels. There is no doubt these initiatives are important because every stimulus for integrating ethics and economics is rare and valuable in Slovak cultural conditions. However, activities of NGOs lack a broader view of the necessity of ethical regulation in business. In particular, results indicate shortage of attention to the control of illegal and unethical activity within the company, to unethical leadership and related negligence of the tone at the top of companies.

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“…Stakeholders, specifically the public at large, expect organizations to be ethical, responsible, caring, fair, and ecologically sensitive [1]. Since Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 made CSR mandatory, companies have begun to view CSR as a fundamental activity and are looking for novel ways to efficiently use their CSR fund [2]. Nongovernmental organisations are private, non-profit organisations that offer ethical values and standards as Moral Entrepreneurs.…”

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Involvement of NASSCOM Foundation in Implementation of CSR Activities

Bindhu

Niyaz

2022

IJCSBE

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Purpose: NGOs are non-governmental organizations that work for society and are therefore well aware of society's problems and areas for change. Many NGOs operate on a variety of societal issues. As a result of their enormous advantage in reaching the needy, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community organizations play a critical role in the establishment of a healthy and better environment in developing countries under the corporate social obligation model. Methodology: The current study relied on secondary data. The study's conclusions give a concept for CSR operations as well as an evaluation of how the NASSCOM foundation meets its promises to all stakeholders, including specific activities, programmers, and initiatives. The analysis focuses on the foundation's CSR implementation to define the business's target area. Findings: The analytical framework provided an overview of NASSCOM foundations CSR programmes, including scope for debates on emerging themes in development, efficient techniques, and scalable models for long-term impacts. Practical implication: This study relies entirely on secondary data because no primary data were obtained from any source. The complete range of contributions to social transformation was assembled using secondary data from a variety of sources, and there is no information on how much corporate influence over the content of CSR reports exists. The research piece is based on a few cases of NGO-Corporate partnership, from which no broad conclusions can be derived. It's even more difficult to quantify the success rate of CSR-related activities for each project because different publicly financed programmes can take different approaches to tackle societal issues. Originality/ Value: By using this research model, we can deduce that the NASSCOM foundation needs to create action platforms that promote discourse throughout the IT-BPM sector and encourage the sharing of best practices on diverse methods to create a roadmap for an inclusive India. Type of Paper: Case Study.

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The Role of NGOs in Building CSR Discourse around Human Rights in Developing Countries

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Media: Comparison between Developing and Developed Countries

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Media: Comparison between Developing and Developed Countries

On NGOs’ Role in the Development of Business Ethics in Slovakia

Involvement of NASSCOM Foundation in Implementation of CSR Activities

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