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Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Development

Simon, Ellen LU (2019) EKHK18 20191
Department of Economic History
Abstract
The private sector possesses a lot of capital and resources. Therefore, the idea that this capital could be directed to contribute towards the general efforts of international development is increasingly being explored. The rise of Corporate Social Responsibility has thus brought about a lot of research assessing the role of the private sector as a development tool. Within previous literature there is a clear divide between those that do believe in the ability of Corporate Social Responsibility to contribute to human development and those that do not. Many scholars however call for the need for the discussion to adopt a more nuanced and objective tone. By taking on the form of an exploratory case study this paper aims to contribute to the... (More)
The private sector possesses a lot of capital and resources. Therefore, the idea that this capital could be directed to contribute towards the general efforts of international development is increasingly being explored. The rise of Corporate Social Responsibility has thus brought about a lot of research assessing the role of the private sector as a development tool. Within previous literature there is a clear divide between those that do believe in the ability of Corporate Social Responsibility to contribute to human development and those that do not. Many scholars however call for the need for the discussion to adopt a more nuanced and objective tone. By taking on the form of an exploratory case study this paper aims to contribute to the efforts of building a wider and empirically based debate around Corporate Social Responsibility and it contributions to human development. This case study analyses British Petroleum’s CSR strategy and the factors driving them towards taking social action through the lens of the Capability Theory and the Stakeholder Approach. The paper finds that British Petroleum’s CSR initiatives are mainly guided by self-interest and do thus only address human development to a certain extent. (Less)
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Simon, Ellen LU
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alternative title
The Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Development Based on Evidence from British Petroleum in Angola
course
EKHK18 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Development, Private Sector, British Petroleum, Angola.
language
English
id
8983376
date added to LUP
2019-06-17 13:13:12
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2019-06-17 13:13:12
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  abstract     = {{The private sector possesses a lot of capital and resources. Therefore, the idea that this capital could be directed to contribute towards the general efforts of international development is increasingly being explored. The rise of Corporate Social Responsibility has thus brought about a lot of research assessing the role of the private sector as a development tool. Within previous literature there is a clear divide between those that do believe in the ability of Corporate Social Responsibility to contribute to human development and those that do not. Many scholars however call for the need for the discussion to adopt a more nuanced and objective tone. By taking on the form of an exploratory case study this paper aims to contribute to the efforts of building a wider and empirically based debate around Corporate Social Responsibility and it contributions to human development. This case study analyses British Petroleum’s CSR strategy and the factors driving them towards taking social action through the lens of the Capability Theory and the Stakeholder Approach. The paper finds that British Petroleum’s CSR initiatives are mainly guided by self-interest and do thus only address human development to a certain extent.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Development}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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