Better Stories and Better Constructs: The Case for Rigor and Comparative Logic
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 16 (3), 620-627
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1991.4279496
Abstract
This article defines corporate social performance (CSP) and reformulates the CSP model to build a coherent, integrative framework for business and society research. Principles of social responsibility are framed at the institutional, organizational, and individual levels; processes of social responsiveness are shown to be environmental assessment, stakeholder management, and issues management; and outcomes of CSP are posed as social impacts, programs, and policies. Rethinking CSP in this manner points to vital research questions that have not yet been addressed.Keywords
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