Artikel

A reconstruction of Carroll's pyramid of corporate social responsibility for the 21st century

As one of the most influential models of corporate social responsibility (CSR), Carroll's pyramid of CSR has both reflected, and helped to perpetuate, a business-centric notion of CSR which implies that economic responsibilities take precedence over legal and ethical responsibilities. This paper argues that this conception of CSR needs updating to reflect the increased power of business in society. An empirical survey of 400 respondents from both business and non-business backgrounds indicated that current conceptions of the relative importance of business responsibilities differ greatly from Carroll's rankings. Based on the empirical research and conceptual arguments, a revised CSR pyramid is proposed with responsibilities ranked as follows: ethical, legal, economic and philanthropic.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility (JCSR) ; ISSN: 2366-0074 ; Volume: 1 ; Year: 2016 ; Issue: 8 ; Pages: 1-15 ; Cham: Springer

Klassifikation
Management
Thema
Business ethics
Carroll
Corporate social responsibility
Philanthropy
Pyramid of CSR

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Baden, Denise
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Springer
(wo)
Cham
(wann)
2016

DOI
doi:10.1186/s40991-016-0008-2
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Baden, Denise
  • Springer

Entstanden

  • 2016

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