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Corporate social responsibility development from instrumental, cultural and myth perspectives : a case study of logonet group, finland

Heikurainen, Aino Johanna
Master thesis
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2010
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Abstract
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained much focus in today’s societies and business

environments. An increased number of business enterprises have due to internal and external

pressures started to focus on corporate social responsibility and to explicitly address their

responsibilities. The responsibility of business is not merely to make profit. Companies are

expected to take also social and environmental impacts of their operations into consideration.

The change in attitudes and operations has taken place during the last decades in Europe, and

also in Finland which is the country of origin of the case company discussed in this thesis.

This thesis departs from accepting different understandings of the concept of corporate social

responsibility and the scope of it. CSR is seen as something essential to take in consideration

when doing business. The understanding of CSR and the path organization take in developing

CSR is discussed from three organizational perspectives. Firstly, the instrumental perspective

focuses on CSR as a conscious choice and intention of the management, and on the way these

are expressed through formal structures. From this perspective CSR is seen as a tool for

management to enhance business performance. Secondly, the cultural perspective has its

emphasis in understanding the constraints intrinsic in established traditions and cultures in the

organization. These have an impact on whether CSR will be rejected by the organizational

members or if it will have the possibility to be integrated into the core of the organization.

Thirdly, the myth perspective refers to the dominant values and norms in the environment,

which influence the possibilities for action in the organizations. CSR from this perspective

can be seen as a popular organizational recipe that is acknowledged as legitimate enhancing

the image of companies adopting it.

The method used in the empirical study of this thesis was a single case study. A Finnish

company, Logonet Group, was chosen to be a representative case due to its recent increased

focus on CSR matters and the intention to take in use CSR reporting systems. The empirical

research findings showed CSR in the company to be derived from both internal and external

pressures, the customer demands being the single most important driving force. The

understanding of CSR and the way CSR had and was planned to be implemented were a

mixture of all the three organizational perspectives. The instrumental perspective and using

CSR as a tool for management in enhancing business performance was expressed to be

important for the company. There were no negative attitudes towards CSR in the organization

and thus from the cultural perspective CSR integration into the core of the organization can be

seen as possible, however not yet present. CSR development was mainly a response to

customer requirements and the need to adopt the values and norms of the society (and the

customers) was emphasized. Thus myth perspective was much compatible with the way CSR

had gained focus in the company. Image and reputation were significant to the company and

focusing on CSR was also seen as an opportunity to enhance legitimacy.
Description
Master's thesis in Change management
Publisher
University of Stavanger, Norway
Series
Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2010;

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