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Social Responsibility, Corporate

By: Parul Baxi
In: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Vicki Smith
Subject:Organizational Psychology, Sociology of Work (general), Organizational Theory

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to a corporation's voluntary engagement with lawful, ethical, and sustainable work practices. CSR implies that a corporation actively complies with community and international norms and that its actions have a positive ...

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  Baxi, P. (2013). Social responsibility, corporate. In V. Smith (Ed.), Sociology of work: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 803-804). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n285
  
  Baxi, Parul. "Social Responsibility, Corporate." In Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia, edited by Smith, Vicki, 803-4. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n285.
  
  Baxi, P. 2013. Social Responsibility, Corporate. In: Vicki Smith Editor, 2013. Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 803-804 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n285> [Accessed 16 Jan 2021].
  
  Baxi, Parul. "Social Responsibility, Corporate." Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Vicki Smith. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 803-4. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Jan 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n285.
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