CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PARADIGM
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doktorant w Szkole Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie
Publication date: 2020-01-28
Studia Politologiczne 2009;13
ABSTRACT
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Paradigm in its extended form is defined
as a complex strategy encompassing four kinds of responsibility: economic one
− understood as imperative of financial gain; legal one − obliging to follow the
rule of law; ethical one − introducing moral limits of any activity; voluntary
philanthropic responsibility − which is displayed by voluntary charitable and
welfare expenses. Studies concerning relations between public, private and social
(NGO concerning) sector are of great theoretical and practical importance. They
require interdisciplinary approach combining common efforts of representatives
of legal and economical sciences, social philosophy, ethics, sociology and political
science. Corporate Social Responsibility Paradigm is a subject of many controversies.
One may distinguish two radical mainstreams of the discussions: conservative
and reformist. Conservative mainstream bases on liberal fundaments, criticizes
corporate social expenses, identifies corporate social responsibility as an obligation
to follow free market rules. Reformist mainstream opts for corporate involvement
in solving social problems and natural environment protection.