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CSR governance framework of South Africa, pre, during and post-apartheid: a manifestation of ubuntu values?

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  • Esinath Ndiweni
  • Welcome Sibanda

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The paper examines whether and how ubuntu values were infused into the corporate social responsibility (CSR) governance framework of South Africa. It uses the CSR governance framework as an exemplar of how corporations, individuals and communities can exude ubuntu values in their daily operations. We adopted an historical cultural context approach to decipher how ubuntu principles were linked with social responsibility, pre, during and post-apartheid. We also identified dominant actors in the CSR arena and the discourses that sustained them. Our analyses revealed that ubuntu values converged with ethical values of other anti-apartheid actors during the crafting of the new CSR governance framework. We also note that the outcome of the interactions was an infusion of ubuntu values into pieces of legislation, ethics committees and industry charters. Our conclusion is that ubuntu principles are indeed manifested in South Africa's CSR governance framework whose goal is to create a caring society.

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  • Esinath Ndiweni & Welcome Sibanda, 2020. "CSR governance framework of South Africa, pre, during and post-apartheid: a manifestation of ubuntu values?," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(4), pages 363-383.
  • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:14:y:2020:i:4:p:363-383
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    2. Tendai Makwara & Dennis Yao Dzansi & Crispen Chipunza, 2023. "Contested Notions of Ubuntu as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Theory in Africa: An Exploratory Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-11, April.
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