Doing Well bu Doing Good - CSR in China
(2010)Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Purpose: The main purpose of the project will be to examine how the implementation of CSR and codes of
conduct (COC) affect basic social, economical and humanitarian rights for factory workers at the selected
companies in China.
Research design: My thesis use a qualitative methodology and applies case studies with an abductive
approach. My empirical study consists of interviews with a semi structured character.
My theoretical framework: My theoretical foundation consists of Carroll’s CSR pyramid, Porter & Kramer´s
theories on strategy and society, Wijk´s holistic model for corporate management, Hofstede´s theories on Asian
management, Zhao´s Chinese culture theories, and Price´s theories on Human Resource Management.
Empirical foundation:... (More) - Purpose: The main purpose of the project will be to examine how the implementation of CSR and codes of
conduct (COC) affect basic social, economical and humanitarian rights for factory workers at the selected
companies in China.
Research design: My thesis use a qualitative methodology and applies case studies with an abductive
approach. My empirical study consists of interviews with a semi structured character.
My theoretical framework: My theoretical foundation consists of Carroll’s CSR pyramid, Porter & Kramer´s
theories on strategy and society, Wijk´s holistic model for corporate management, Hofstede´s theories on Asian
management, Zhao´s Chinese culture theories, and Price´s theories on Human Resource Management.
Empirical foundation: My empirical foundation describe the current status of CSR today in China, the current
level of CSR involvement at each case company, and the opinions of factory workers regarding CSR and COC.
Conclusion: My conclusion show that COC and CSR initiatives are beneficial, to various extent, for factory
workers in the case companies studied. Also, the need for dialogue between management and employee is
emphasized is sustainable business is an objective. (Less)
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- author
- Dykes, Robert
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2010
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- CSR, codes of conduct, worker rights, SKF, Dongjia, Management of enterprises, Företagsledning, management
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1543315
- date added to LUP
- 2010-01-22 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2012-04-02 17:59:45
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abstract = {{Purpose: The main purpose of the project will be to examine how the implementation of CSR and codes of
conduct (COC) affect basic social, economical and humanitarian rights for factory workers at the selected
companies in China.
Research design: My thesis use a qualitative methodology and applies case studies with an abductive
approach. My empirical study consists of interviews with a semi structured character.
My theoretical framework: My theoretical foundation consists of Carroll’s CSR pyramid, Porter & Kramer´s
theories on strategy and society, Wijk´s holistic model for corporate management, Hofstede´s theories on Asian
management, Zhao´s Chinese culture theories, and Price´s theories on Human Resource Management.
Empirical foundation: My empirical foundation describe the current status of CSR today in China, the current
level of CSR involvement at each case company, and the opinions of factory workers regarding CSR and COC.
Conclusion: My conclusion show that COC and CSR initiatives are beneficial, to various extent, for factory
workers in the case companies studied. Also, the need for dialogue between management and employee is
emphasized is sustainable business is an objective.}},
author = {{Dykes, Robert}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Doing Well bu Doing Good - CSR in China}},
year = {{2010}},
}