Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility in Controversial Industry Sectors: The Social Value of Harm Minimisation

This paper examines how it is possible for firms in controversial sectors, which are often marked by social taboos and moral debates, to act in socially responsible ways, and whether a firm can be socially responsible if it produces products harmful to society or individuals. It contends that a util...

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Authors: Lindorff, Margaret (Author) ; Prior Jonson, Elizabeth (Author) ; McGuire, Linda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2012
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 110, Issue: 4, Pages: 457-467
Further subjects:B Corporate social responsibility
B Controversial sectors
B Utilitarianism
B Regulation
B Harm minimisation
B Strategic CSR
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