Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value?

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are often viewed upon as publicity stunts; that corporations only do “good” only if it makes them look good - a cynical view, perhaps, but not completely groundless. Though it may seem as if more organisations are stepping up to serve social causes,...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.ksmu-10072018-07-04T08:16:42Z Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value? Knowledge@SMU Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are often viewed upon as publicity stunts; that corporations only do “good” only if it makes them look good - a cynical view, perhaps, but not completely groundless. Though it may seem as if more organisations are stepping up to serve social causes, such initiatives, as seen from inside the heads of corporate honchos, are secondary to profit maximisation. This is problematic, as more and more people seek to align their lives and careers with the social interests that matter. 2009-11-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/8 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=ksmu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Knowledge@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Business
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Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value?
description Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are often viewed upon as publicity stunts; that corporations only do “good” only if it makes them look good - a cynical view, perhaps, but not completely groundless. Though it may seem as if more organisations are stepping up to serve social causes, such initiatives, as seen from inside the heads of corporate honchos, are secondary to profit maximisation. This is problematic, as more and more people seek to align their lives and careers with the social interests that matter.
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title Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value?
title_short Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value?
title_full Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value?
title_fullStr Businesses re-imagined: Social value above shareholder value?
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
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