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New (Other?) Directions in Corporate Social Responsibility

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  • Nicholas Capaldi

    (Loyola University)

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The purpose of this article is to challenge scholars of corporate social responsibility and CSR officers of private corporations to rethink their subject matter and their approach. The fundamental problem that needs to be addressed in CSR scholarship is whether it is descriptive or normative or something else. I maintain that much of the current literature is inadequately descriptive and philosophically deficient with regard to norms. I suggest a number of additional activities for CSR research (e.g., consumer responsibility) compatible with a morally pluralistic world that is hospitable to a market economy.

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  • Nicholas Capaldi, 2016. "New (Other?) Directions in Corporate Social Responsibility," International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijocsr:v:1:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1186_s40991-016-0005-5
    DOI: 10.1186/s40991-016-0005-5
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    1. Nicholas Capaldi, 2004. "The Ethical Foundations of Free Market Societies," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 20(Fall 2004), pages 30-54.
    2. Lori Verstegen Ryan, 2006. "Foundation and Form of the Field of Business Ethics," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 22(Spring 20), pages 34-49.
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    1. Robert Ebo Hinson & Frederick Avornyo & John Kuada & Felix Ankomah Asante, 2017. "Corporate social responsibility and international business: examining the nexus and gaps from a developing economy perspective," International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer, vol. 2(1), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Paula-Marie Lorenz & Alexander Moutchnik, 2016. "Corporate Social Responsibility in the UK Creative Industries: Building the Missing Link," NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum | Sustainability Management Forum, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 245-252, November.
    3. Richard Kwasi Boso & Sam K. Afrane & Daniel K. B. Inkoom, 2017. "Motivations for providing CSR-mediated initiatives in mining communities of Ghana: a multiple-case study," International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer, vol. 2(1), pages 1-15, December.

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