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Success in Philanthropic Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case of Turkey

2013
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is about a firm’s activities in its social, economic and environmental performance—its triple bottom line. CSR has received considerable attention due to changing consumer expectations and failure of governments to solve many social problems.
İrem Eren-Erdoğmuş, Emine Çobanoğlu, Burcu Öğüt   +2 more
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Applying lean thinking for disaster responses: The case of philanthropic organisations

International Social Science Journal, 2022
Abstract Disaster response by philanthropy has faced numerous challenges flagged in the literature, including duplication of efforts, inefficiencies, waste, and inadequate goal achievements. However, there is little literature on how to organise philanthropic acts in the face of disasters.
Keratiloe Mogotsi, Imhotep Alagidede, Fanny Saruchera   +2 more
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An examination of different perspectives on philanthropic corporate social responsibility

Journal of Global Responsibility, 2019
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify different perspectives on philanthropic corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities by using the mixed-method approach and Q methodology. In addition, this study examines why people consider the revealed perspectives to be important factors.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the authors used a
Angie Chung, Dennis F. Kinsey
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Exploring the geography of corporate philanthropic disaster response

Journal of Business Ethics, 2009
In recent years, major disasters have figured prominently in the media. While corporate response to disasters may have raised corporate philanthropy to a new level, it remains an understudied phenomenon. This article draws on comparative research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate philanthropy to explore the geography of corporate ...
Muller, AR, Whiteman, Gail
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The Ethics of Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropic Venturesl

Journal of Business Ethics, 2001
Andrew Carnegie popularized the principles of charity and stewardship in 1899 when he published The Gospel of Wealth. At the time, Carnegie's ideas were the exception rather than the rule. He believed that businesses and wealthy individuals were the caretakers or stewards of their property holding it in trust for the benefit of society as a whole.
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Roles of philanthropic foundations as funders and distribution agents in disaster response

2023
This chapter focuses on the roles of foundations as funders/grantmakers and as distribution agents for money from other sources (for example, public giving). Different models of distribution of money from other sources, the governance and management challenges to be met, foundations’ roles, and debates around the advantages and disadvantages of ...
Williamson, Alexandra, Leat, Diana
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Transcendent leadership and corporate philanthropic disaster response

Chinese Management Studies
Purpose While corporate philanthropic disaster response (CPDR) has become a prominent practice in modern society, a fundamental question concerning how firms are able to commit to philanthropic activities under the challenge of resource shortage remains largely unanswered.
Wenlong He, Can Li, Rui Shen
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How to do Corporate Philanthropic Disaster Responses in a Sustainable Way?

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015
From an institutional perspective, this study empirically examines whether institutional pressures, such as industry pressures and public attention, significantly influence corporate philanthropic ...
Lin Zhang, Honghui Chen, Xuelian Cheng
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Philanthropic Foundations and the Social Sciences: A Response to Martin Bulmer

Sociology, 1984
In his reply to my article (Fisher 1983) Martin Bulmer expands a theme that has run through his recent articles (Bulmer and Bulmer 1981 ; Bulmer 1982). This writer along with Richard Brown (1979) are characterized as radical critics who espouse the crude determinism of Marxist theory.
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Social Responsiveness, Profitability and Catastrophic Events: Evidence on the Corporate Philanthropic Response to 9/11

Journal of Business Ethics, 2007
In this study we seek to determine whether catastrophic events lead to corporate charitable giving unrelated to levels of firm profitability. We examine the issue relative to the corporate philanthropic response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001.
William Crampton, Dennis Patten
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