Reconciling CSR with the Role of the Corporation in Welfare States: The Problematic Swedish Example

This article uses the Swedish example to illustrate how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is understood and interpreted when it enters a welfare state context where social issues have traditionally been the domains of the state and of politicians. Among the implications one finds a relative scep...

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Authors: De Geer, Hans (Author) ; Borglund, Tommy (Author) ; Frostenson, Magnus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 89, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-283
Further subjects:B Welfare State
B national context
B Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
B Swedish model
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