| Title | Corporate social responsibility in South Africa: quo vadis? |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 71187 |
| Authors | Coldwell, DAL; Joosub, T |
| Title | Corporate social responsibility in South Africa: quo vadis? |
| Year | 2015 |
| Published | African Journal Of Economic And Management Studies, 6.0, 4 |
| Abstract | Purpose - Strategies and policies aimed at alleviating poverty in Sub-Saharan African countries usually depend on capitalistically driven economic growth. However, the view that capitalism needs to reinvent itself to survive the crisis of confidence brought about by the recent global financial collapse depends on the extent to which such a shared value oriented, sustainable capitalist reinvention is embraced by emergent business leaders. A sustainable system of capitalism driven by business and community shared value can only take root if the hearts and minds of future business leaders are convinced of their cogency and appropriateness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach - This paper reports the findings of an empirical study utilizing a Likert-type scale designed to measure corporate shared value (CSV) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) among a sample of fourth year accountancy students at a leading South African university. Findings - Preliminary findings suggest that perceptions of this group of emergent leaders generally regard CSR rather than CSV as the "correct" business model for companies to follow. Although the sample is limited to one South African university and is relatively small, it contributes to the literature by offering insight into emergent business leaders' perceptions and their view of the direction of CSR in South Africa should take. Research limitations/implications - Implications of the paper are that by offering insight into emergent business leaders' perceptions of South African society and specifically their view of the direction South African CSR should take, the paper suggests prescriptive remedial steps in policy that educational and other learning institutions could take to engender appropriate social values in learners. Originality/value - The study contributes to the literature by offering devised and tested measuring instruments for CSR and CSV in the South African context and gives insight into emergent business leaders' perceptions and their view of the direction of CSR in South Africa should take. |
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