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Abstract
This article seeks to expand business and society research in a number of ways. Its primary purpose is to redraw two core corporate social responsibility (CSR) theories (stakeholder theory and Carroll’s CSR pyramid), enhancing their relevance for small business. This redrawing is done by the application of the ethic of care, informed by the value of feminist perspectives and the extant empirical research on small business social responsibility. It is proposed that the expanded versions of core theory have wider relevance, value, and implications beyond the small firm context. The theorization of small business social responsibility enables engagement with the mainstream of CSR research as well as making a contribution to small business studies in scholarly, policy, and practice terms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23–55 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Business and Society |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 25 Apr 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Ethic of Care
- stakeholder theory
- feminist ethics
- Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Pyramid of CSR
Activities
- 3 Invited talk
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SMEs: how to widen uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights
Laura Spence (Speaker)
3 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Small Business Social Responsibility: A critical look through a Creating Shared Value lens
Laura Spence (Keynote speaker)
14 Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Business Ethics: Does anybody care?
Laura Spence (Keynote speaker)
16 Sept 2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk