Abstract
In 2004 the Dutch Department of Economic Affairs inaugurated ‘MVO Nederland’, an independent knowledge centre and clearing house that initiates and supports corporate social responsibility policies especially on the level of small and medium seized enterprises (SMEs). The paper reports facts and figures, means and methods developed in the initial years, and reflects on experiences gathered in the founding period. Attention is raised particularly to the various motives to engage in corporate social responsibility, to the ‘institutional approach’ in fostering corporate social responsibility in small and medium sized enterprises, and to the political role of corporations.
Editor’s note: This is the original manuscript submitted by the authors for this edited collection. It has been published unedited as a mark of respect due to the untimely death of Professor Henk van Luijk in January 2010. This book is dedicated to Professor van Luijk.
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van Luijk, H., Vlaming, L. (2010). Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises. Recent Experiences in The Netherlands. In: Spence, L., Painter-Morland, M. (eds) Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9331-8_15
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