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Philanthropy to Corporate Social Responsibility: An Indian Perspective

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  • Sweta SINGH

    (Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India)

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Purpose – Corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves corporations, states, international organizations and civil society organizations. It has emerged as a global trend. The various concerns regarding CSR includes: what CSR stands for, what the trend really is, where it comes from, where it is heading and who the leading actors are. And these issues are still far from clear. The purpose of this paper is to examine the trend of CSR in all its complexity and look forward in the potential impact and major concerns related to it. Design/methodology/approach – Combined analysis of central documents and publications on CSR with analysis of articles related to CSR. Findings – Apart from defining and explaining the various issues related to CSR, the paper throws further insights in the prevalent trends of CSR in various corporate in India. Originality/value – The conceptual explanations shows the likely development and potential impact of a corporate social development. Moreover, the discussions help us reflect on the formation of management trends.

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  • Sweta SINGH, 2010. "Philanthropy to Corporate Social Responsibility: An Indian Perspective," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(5), pages 990-1000, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rmcimn:v:11:y:2010:i:5:p:990-1000
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    2. Ron Bird & Geeta Duppati & Abhishek Mukherjee, 2016. "Corporate social responsibility and firm market performance: a study of Indian listed companies," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(1), pages 68-88.

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    Keywords

    Social responsibility; Philanthropy; CSR reporting; CSR audit.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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