Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility

2013 Edition
| Editors: Samuel O. Idowu, Nicholas Capaldi, Liangrong Zu, Ananda Das Gupta

Partnerships for CSR

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28036-8_625
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Synonyms

 Corporate social responsibility partnerships;  Cross-sector social partnerships;  CSR-oriented public-private networks;  Social partnership;  Trisector partnerships

Definition

Partnerships between businesses (BUS) and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are an increasingly prominent element of CSR (corporate social responsibility) implementation. CSR-oriented partnerships between BUS and NPO are one of the different types that represent what is referred to as “social partnerships” or as recently named “cross-sector partnerships that address social issues” (CSSPs). Such cross-sector partnerships have been one of the most exciting and challenging ways that organizations have been implementing CSR in recent years.

According to Waddock (1989), social partnerships are a commitment by a corporation or a group of corporations to work with an organization from a different economic sector (public or nonprofit). They involve a commitment of resources, time, and effort – that is more than...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Economics, Society and PoliticsUniversity of Urbino “Carlo Bo”UrbinoItaly