Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Implications*
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abstract We describe a variety of perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR), which we use to develop a framework for consideration of the strategic implications of CSR. Based on this framework, we propose an agenda for additional theoretical and empirical research on CSR. We then review the papers in this special issue and relate them to the proposed agenda.
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- Authors
- McWilliams, A., Siegel, D. S., & Wright, P. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Siegel, Donald S.
- Venue
- Journal of Management Studies
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-18
- ISSN
- 0022-2380 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-6486
- OpenAlex
- W2007801487
- Cited by
- 3,154
- References
- 59
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- FWCI
- 217.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Management Studies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Keywords
- corporate social responsibility, strategic implications, CSR framework, research agenda
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