The political influence on organization decision making towards corporate social responsability: a socio economic approach

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This research paper will look at the political influence on organizational decision making with respect to social responsibility. In order to do so, a combination of social and economic theories will be used. In chapter three, the political field and the political actors studied in this research, will be discussed. Chapter four will describe how organizations may be influenced by the political actors introduced in chapter three, with globalization providing the background for the study. In chapter three and four we will discuss how globalization led to the formation of new relations between the different actors, as well as to the rise of large international Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). When the different influences of governments and NGOs on organization decision-making are known, we will examine how organizations deal with this influence. In chapter five, an overview will be given of possible organizational movements. To conclude, we will present a hypothetical situation in which organizations move towards or away from corporate socially responsible behavior.

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[...] Therefore, Parker (2003) suggests that is would be good for organizations to collaborate with particular NGOs. NGOs often have the manpower, the experience and the reputation organizations need Combining the different perspectives The combination of the different authors gives the following matrix: 5.2 CONCLUSIONS This literature study was about the political influence on the position of CSR decision-making in organizations. In this research, three levels of CSR policy (the three models of Husted) were linked with three levels of decision-making: Operational, Tactical and Strategical. [...]

[...] And if there are, does the political field drive organizations into a certain project, which can be defined by using Husteds model? To find this out, first the text of Knox and Maklan will be discussed. In paragraph the different articles will be combined to one set of concepts, which will help to answer the main research question of this research Knox & Maklan (2004): measuring outcomes The aim of the research of Knox & Maklan is to explore some of the underlying reasons why CSR reporting seems to have a low impact on business decision making linking CSR activities to social outcomes and to make recommendations to change (iii). [...]

[...] The political influence on organization decision making towards corporate social responsibility: a socio-economic approach TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Table of Contents 1. Introduction Introduction to the topic Overview of Literature Research Problem & Research Question Objects of Research Acknowledgement 3. The Political Field Around CSR 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The impact of globalization 3.3 Different actors: NGOs and Governments The political field around CSR Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Governments 3.4 The working of the field NGOs: Clark (1995), Doh and Teegen (2003) Governments 4. [...]

[...] The risk and reputation aspect of CSR will be discussed in section According to Knox and Maklan, it is too easy to state that good business can exclusively be associated with CSR. For this reason, the quoted statement is too easy. First, Knox and Maklan discovered that managers assumed that once CSR is ‘embedded' in their employees' attitude towards stakeholders, their business would automatically be more responsible. Second, Knox and Maklan found that many CSR projects are done half. Fundamental questions like whom do we have responsibility” are not questioned before starting the project. Third, there are no measures to check or the CSR programmes failed or succeed. [...]

[...] Warhust explored the development of organizations in their social responsibility, and concludes with the notion that there is a trend to corporate citizenship. Warhust (2005) states that there are many international laws, but that these laws are binding for states, and not for individual organizations. In this lays the answer on the responsibility question: Governments do have certain responsibility in following international laws and treaties. These laws are binding for governments, and not for organizations. However, to fulfil the law, the CO2 emission, for example, in a country may not exceed a certain level. [...]