Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles from May 2008

Systems Research and Behavioral Science archives from May 2008

Systems thinking and corporate social responsibility.(Guest Editorial)(Editorial)
May 1, 2008... Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means something to everyone, however typically, not the same thing to everyone (Carroll, 1999). The widespread acceptance and growth of CSR in business and society has not been mirrored by consensus. The...

An interpretive systemic appraisal of corporate social responsibility and learning.(Research Paper)(Report)
May 1, 2008... A BRIEF OUTLOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF CSR The historic evolution of CSR since 1950 until 2005 unveils a process of a growing concern and relevance about the central role played by the organization in building contemporary society (Garriga and...

Organizations and responsibility: a critical overview.(Research Paper)(Report)
May 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION This 'critical overview' identifies a number of issues relevant to the theory and practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Not least, these include problems with conceptualization which systems theorists may be able...

Getting a grip: critical systems for corporate responsibility.(Research Paper)(Report)
May 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has acquired considerable currency as a moral imperative since its inception in the early 1970s, particularly with the extension of moral concern from 'shareholders' to 'stakeholders' as...

Managerial Applications of Corporate Social Responsibility and Systems Thinking for Achieving Sustainability Outcomes.(Research Paper)(Report)
May 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION There is a marked, upward trend of increased business involvement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) today, including increased reporting and the establishment of a broad corporate social norm to do good (Kotler and Lee,...

Thinking of the organization as a system: the role of managerial perceptions in developing a corporate social responsibility strategic agenda.(Research Paper)(Report)
May 1, 2008... "Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic." --Edward de Bono INTRODUCTION Environmental excellence and the well-being of people within and outside the organization increasingly...

Learning to deal with CSR issues in the classroom.(Research Paper)(corporate social responsibility )(Report)
May 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION In little more than 20 years, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has evolved from being predominantly perceived as an irrelevant idea to one of the most widely accepted business concepts. CSR is now almost universally...