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The development of corporate social responsibility in the Australian construction industry

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  • Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic

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In the Australian construction industry, large companies develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) in order to maintain an image of being a good corporate citizen. CSR relevant to the construction industry is defined including the following activities: moral obligation to be a good citizen; sustainability; reputation; relationship with employees and unions; relationship with suppliers and community representatives; and commitment to reporting on CSR. CSR is then examined through 85 interviews conducted with members of boards of directors, suppliers, employees, customers and community representatives of 17 large corporations. In order to be recognized as a socially responsible business, the corporations should: apply a corporate governance structure that takes into consideration working environment concerns; improve their sustainability, occupational health and safety measures, relationships with suppliers and commitment to local community protection and engagement.

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  • Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic, 2008. "The development of corporate social responsibility in the Australian construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(2), pages 93-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:26:y:2008:i:2:p:93-101
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190701819079
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    1. Renata Kučerová & Tomáš Dania & Renata Skýpalová & Veronika Blašková, 2018. "Construction Industry in the Czech Republic: the Level of Involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 66(2), pages 531-541.
    2. Xue Xiao & Martin Skitmore & Heng Li & Bo Xia, 2019. "Mapping Knowledge in the Economic Areas of Green Building Using Scientometric Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-22, August.
    3. Luo Jing & Joonho Moon, 2021. "Airline Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Social Responsibility," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-12, August.
    4. Kazemi, Maha Zadeh & Elamer, Ahmed A. & Theodosopoulos, Grigorios & Khatib, Saleh F.A., 2023. "Reinvigorating research on sustainability reporting in the construction industry: A systematic review and future research agenda," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
    5. Ali Alotaibi & Francis Edum-Fotwe & Andrew D.F. Price, 2019. "Critical Barriers to Social Responsibility Implementation within Mega-Construction Projects: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-27, March.
    6. Kangning Liu & Yikun Su & Shoujian Zhang, 2018. "Evaluating Supplier Management Maturity in Prefabricated Construction Project-Survey Analysis in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-21, August.

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