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The field of corporate social responsibility has evolved substantially since Howard R. Bowen marked the beginning of the modern period of literature on this theme with his book Social Responsibilities of the Businessman published in 1953. The concept of corporate social responsibility itself has evolved substantially, and its meaning has become more precise. It has been criticized as early as in the 1970s for focusing on obligations and motivation and neglecting performance and actions. As a result of such criticisms, related concepts, such as those of corporate social responsiveness and corporate social performance, have emerged. Whereas the term social performance is mainly concerned with accomplishments and results, the term corporate responsiveness emphasizes actions and activities.
The concept of corporate social responsiveness emerged as a response to criticisms that the concept of corporate social responsibility is...
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Castelo, B.M. (2013). Corporate Social Responsiveness (Carroll, Frederick, and Ackerman). In: Idowu, S.O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., Gupta, A.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28036-8_237
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