Corporate Social Responsibility and Individual Resistance: Learning as the Missing Link in Implementation

16 Pages Posted: 18 Jan 2013

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Deborah Ann Blackman

University of New South Wales (UNSW); University of Canberra

Monica Kennedy

University of Canberra

Ali Ali Quazi

University of Canberra - School of Business and Government

Date Written: January 17, 2013

Abstract

This paper uses organisational learning literature to explore how employees' orientations to corporate social responsibility (CSR), mental models and assessments of organisations' espoused and enacted values, impact upon CSR program success. Work by Aguilera et al. (2007) is used to consider the potential dissonance between individual and organisational motives for CSR. This theoretical paper discusses the role of motives and learning within change and contemplates both the role of motives held within mental models as a crucial factor in the successful adoption of effective CSR practices and the function of learning practices in the support of CSR change.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Organisational Learning

Suggested Citation

Blackman, Deborah Ann and Kennedy, Monica and Quazi, Ali, Corporate Social Responsibility and Individual Resistance: Learning as the Missing Link in Implementation (January 17, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2202174 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2202174

Deborah Ann Blackman (Contact Author)

University of New South Wales (UNSW) ( email )

Kensington
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Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia

University of Canberra ( email )

Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia

Monica Kennedy

University of Canberra ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia

Ali Quazi

University of Canberra - School of Business and Government ( email )

Canberra, ACT 2601

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