RT Article
T1 Corporate Philanthropy Through the Lens of Ethical Subjectivity
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 156
IS 1
SP 141
OP 153
A1 Eger, Claudia
A1 Miller, Graham
A1 Scarles, Caroline
A2 Miller, Graham
A2 Scarles, Caroline
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785668544
AB The dynamic organisational processes in businesses dilute the boundaries between the individual, organisational, and societal drivers of corporate philanthropy. This creates a complex framework in which charitable project selection occurs. Using the example of European tour operators, this study investigates the mechanisms through which companies invest in charitable projects in overseas destinations. Inextricably linked to this is the increasing contestation by local communities as to how they are able to engage effectively with tourism in order to realise the benefits tourism development can bring. This research furthers such debates by exploring the processes through which tour operators facilitate community development through charitable giving. Findings show, with no formal frameworks in existence, project selection depends upon emergent strategies that connect the professional with the personal, with trust being positioned as a central driver of these informal processes. Discretionary responsibilities are reworked through business leaders’ commitment to responsible business practises and the ethical subjectivity guiding these processes.
K1 Stakeholder engagement and trust
K1 ethical subjectivity
K1 Corporate philanthropic selection processes
DO 10.1007/s10551-017-3551-1