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Corporate Social Responsibility in Kenya: Reflections and Implications

In: Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot

    (Moi University Kenya)

  • Daniel Kipkirong Tarus

    (Moi University Kenya)

Abstract

We examine and reflect on the historical development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and some of its variants, such as corporate citizenship, benevolence, and philanthropy, in a Kenyan context. The conceptualization and operationalization of CSR in Kenya is still in its infancy, and CSR therefore remains a largely misunderstood, misused and abused concept. This is captured in the various CSR definitions and applications that situate its contextual understanding in the Kenyan political-legal and socio-cultural nexus. Drawing parallels from the local cases of Safaricom and Delmonte, we examine CSR at the macro, meso, and micro levels, and discuss some of the perceived challenges and barriers to effective CSR. The following stakeholders are examined: Government, employees, communities, customers, and shareholders. In addition, the prospects for moving the CSR agenda forward are explored, along with the social, political, managerial, and research implications of CSR in Kenya.

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  • Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot & Daniel Kipkirong Tarus, 2016. "Corporate Social Responsibility in Kenya: Reflections and Implications," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Stephen Vertigans & Samuel O. Idowu & René Schmidpeter (ed.), Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 87-110, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-319-26668-8_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26668-8_5
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    1. Tendai Makwara & Dennis Yao Dzansi & Crispen Chipunza, 2023. "Contested Notions of Ubuntu as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Theory in Africa: An Exploratory Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-11, April.
    2. BARASA Dennis Silas, 2022. "Influence Of Resource Mobilization In Covid-19 Era On Youth’S Empowerment Projects In Busia County, Kenya," Management of Sustainable Development, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 14(2), pages 4-10, December.

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