Seivwright, AN and Unsworth, K (2016) Making sense of corporate social responsibility and work. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (443). ISSN 1664-1078
Abstract
Employees can be a driving force behind organizational corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, yet the vast majority of literature has focused on firm-level understanding and implementation of CSR. Recent literature that explores the relationship between employees and CSR has not investigated how employees conceive of their role in CSR. We propose that in order to understand the factors that affect employee engagement in CSR, we must first understand how employees conceptualize the phenomenon of CSR and how that conceptualisation fits into their work. Our exploratory, inductive study interviews two cohorts of employees, one in a not for profit and the other in a corporate organization, revealing stark contrasts in how the different cohorts conceptualize and engage in CSR, particularly with regards to how CSR contributes to meaningfulness at work. Implications for organizations are discussed.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Apr 2016 12:14 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2018 08:31 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00443 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00443 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96322 |