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Corporate social responsibility in European organizations: A universal idea?

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This paper discusses about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in European Organizations and how the Learning Process takes place in these European organizations. The questions set are: Is CSR already practiced by EU organizations in terms of the principles of CSR?. Is CSR relevant to organizations in this context? In order to satisfy the questions above the paper presents a comparative analysis of three case studies of European Organisations that follow and implement CSR main principles and criteria of success.

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  • Metaxas, Theodore, 2016. "Corporate social responsibility in European organizations: A universal idea?," MPRA Paper 71104, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    CSR; European Organisations; comparative analysis;
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    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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