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Why would corporations behave in socially responsible ways? an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility

Campbell, John L.·2007·Academy of Management Review
DOI 10.5465/amr.2007.25275684
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I offer an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility consisting of a series of propositions specifying the conditions under which corporations are likely to behave in socially responsible ways. I argue that the relationship between basic economic conditions and corporate behavior is mediated by several institutional conditions: public and private regulation, the presence of nongovernmental and other independent organizations that monitor corporate behavior, institutionalized norms regarding appropriate corporate behavior, associative behavior among corporations themselves, and organized dialogues among corporations and their stakeholders.

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  • Institutional theory has been applied to explain explicit and implicit CSR, ecologically sustainable organisations, and environmentally legitimate firms.

    “Institutional theory (DiMaggio & Powell 1983) has been applied to explain explicit and implicit CSR (Campbell 2007; Matten & Moon 2008), ecologically sustainable organisations (Jennings & Zandbergen 1995) and environmentally legitimate firms (Bansal & Clelland 2004).”

    From Conceptualising the adoption of sustainable procurement: an institutional theory perspective (2014) · cites this paper as Campbell 2007

  • Institutional theory allows for a better understanding of the 'diversity and dynamics' of CSR.

    “As Brammer et al. (2012: 7) argue, institutional theory allows for a better understanding of the 'diversity and dynamics' of CSR, a point supported by a number of scholars (eg Campbell, 2007; Matten & Moon, 2008).”

    From Conceptualising the adoption of sustainable procurement: an institutional theory perspective (2014) · cites this paper as Campbell, 2007

  • Sustainability can be diffused through educational and professional network influences that establish standards of organisational practices embedded in educational institutions and augmented by professional networks and trade associations.

    “sustainability can also be diffused through educational and professional network influences that establish standards of organisational practices embedded in educational institutions and augmented by professional networks and trade associations (Campbell 2007; Cooper, Frank & Kemp 1997)).”

    From Conceptualising the adoption of sustainable procurement: an institutional theory perspective (2014) · cites this paper as Campbell 2007

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Authors
Campbell, J. L.
Affiliations
Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author
Campbell, John L.
Venue
Academy of Management Review
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2007-07
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
946-967
ISSN
  • 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-3807
DOI
10.5465/amr.2007.25275684
OpenAlex
W2153784191
Cited by
4,906
References
3
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FWCI
191.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
  • CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School) (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 › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Keywords
corporate social responsibility, institutional theory, firm behavior, government regulation, private regulation, associative behavior, stakeholder dialogue, economic conditions

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