CSR and the Mediated Emergence of Strategic Ambiguity

We develop a framework for understanding how lack of clarity in business press coverage of corporate social responsibility functions as a mediated and emergent form of strategic ambiguity. Many stakeholders expect CSR to exhibit clarity, consistency, and discursive closure. But stakeholders also exp...

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Authors: Guthey, Eric (Author) ; Morsing, Mette (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2014
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 120, Issue: 4, Pages: 555-569
Further subjects:B Discursive closure
B CSR
B The business press
B Stakeholders
B Mediation
B Strategic ambiguity
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