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Title (Un) doing gender for achieving equality at work: The role of corporate social responsibility
ID_Doc 74790
Authors Torres, LD; Jain, A; Leka, S
Title (Un) doing gender for achieving equality at work: The role of corporate social responsibility
Year 2019
Published Business Strategy And Development, 2, 1
DOI 10.1002/bsd2.40
Abstract Corporate social responsibility (CSR) research has been largely interested in answering the question of why more women at work is good for business, leaving unattended the question of how to achieve this, and how feminist theories can be integrated with this purpose. This paper puts forward some conceptual propositions for advancing these questions by examining the linkages between the doing and undoing gender concepts from the feminist organization studies, and the role of CSR. The paper follows a conceptual approach to develop and support propositions. We propose that gender strategies will vary in organizations according to what CSR orientation they assume (compliance or proactive CSR), and how they navigate the un/doing gender continuum. By doing so, a two-axis model is portrayed and four specific gender strategies identified. The model can support research aiming at exploring how CSR can be a tool for achieving gender equality at work, and managers looking at implementing or evaluating their gender responsible strategies.
Author Keywords Compliance; corporate social responsibility; doing gender; feminist organization studies; gender equality; gender strategies; proactive CSR
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000516863600004
WoS Category Business; Environmental Studies
Research Area Business & Economics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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