RT Article
T1 A Model for Partnering with Not-for-Profits to Develop Socially Responsible Businesses in a Global Environment
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 85
IS 1
SP 111
OP 120
A1 Wilburn, Kathleen
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785633309
AB Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly important in the global environment. Businesses that want to be socially responsible, but do not have the resources of multinational corporations, can partner with non-governmental (NGO), not-for-profit (NFP), and religious organizations to access information about the culture, customs, and needs of the people in areas where they wish to do business. Without such information, CSR projects can have unintended consequences that are not beneficial for the community. Suggesting that local farmers sell corn to ethanol producers may increase the farmers’ income but also increase the cost of a food staple to the community. Providing food aid may result in local farmers being unable to sell their crops for enough money to buy seed for the next harvest. Donating cheaper cinder blocks instead of adobe bricks may result in more available housing, but the housing may be unlivable in the summer heat. This paper presents a three-part model for businesses to follow to develop socially responsible projects. The first strategy is to use electronic sources of information about a country and area for background information. The second strategy is to gather on-the-ground information about important issues from the people who are already operating in a community as part of NGO, NFP and missionary initiatives. The third strategy is to develop scenarios that will help identify possible negative consequences of socially responsible projects so that the project implementation can be monitored for such consequences and interventions designed to decrease or counter the impact of negative consequences.
K1 global environment
K1 Not-for-profit
K1 non-governmental
K1 Multinational
K1 unintended consequences
K1 Scenarios
K1 CSR
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
DO 10.1007/s10551-008-9951-5