Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Strategy: The Role of Formal Tools

This paper contributes to the literature debate on the role that formal tools used in the management of CSR activities can play in the integration of CSR into corporate strategy. In particular, the purpose of this research is two-fold: firstly, to investigate if a high degree of formalisation of CSR...

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Autores principales:	Paolo Maccarrone, Anna Maria Contri
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy sustainability management CSR formalisation corporate strategy CSR integration Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c4b232c15676448ba1a553f91eb61c9f2021-11-25T19:02:00ZIntegrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Strategy: The Role of Formal Tools10.3390/su1322125512071-1050https://doaj.org/article/c4b232c15676448ba1a553f91eb61c9f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12551https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050This paper contributes to the literature debate on the role that formal tools used in the management of CSR activities can play in the integration of CSR into corporate strategy. In particular, the purpose of this research is two-fold: firstly, to investigate if a high degree of formalisation of CSR activities is needed to reach a high degree of integration of CSR into corporate strategy; secondly, to understand what roles CSR formal tools play in this integration process. In order to answer these research questions, eleven case studies of large multinational companies operating in Italy were developed. The results of the empirical analysis show that a high degree of integration is often coupled with intensive use of formalization, with some interesting exceptions. This result can be explained by the active role that almost all CSR formalisation elements play in the integration process of CSR in the overall corporate strategy.Paolo MaccarroneAnna Maria ContriMDPI AGarticlecorporate social responsibility (CSR) strategysustainability managementCSR formalisationcorporate strategyCSR integrationEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12551, p 12551 (2021)
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spellingShingle	corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy sustainability management CSR formalisation corporate strategy CSR integration Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Paolo Maccarrone Anna Maria Contri Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Strategy: The Role of Formal Tools
description	This paper contributes to the literature debate on the role that formal tools used in the management of CSR activities can play in the integration of CSR into corporate strategy. In particular, the purpose of this research is two-fold: firstly, to investigate if a high degree of formalisation of CSR activities is needed to reach a high degree of integration of CSR into corporate strategy; secondly, to understand what roles CSR formal tools play in this integration process. In order to answer these research questions, eleven case studies of large multinational companies operating in Italy were developed. The results of the empirical analysis show that a high degree of integration is often coupled with intensive use of formalization, with some interesting exceptions. This result can be explained by the active role that almost all CSR formalisation elements play in the integration process of CSR in the overall corporate strategy.
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title_short	Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Strategy: The Role of Formal Tools
title_full	Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Strategy: The Role of Formal Tools
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Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Strategy: The Role of Formal Tools

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