Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Frederiksberg |
| Publisher | Asia Research Centre. Copenhagen Business School |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Series | Copenhagen Discussion Papers |
|---|---|
| Number | 6 |
| ISSN | 0904-8626 |
Bibliographical note
Paper presented at the inaugural international workshop ‘ChinaWorld’ on 10-11 March 2006 at Asia Research Centre, Copenhagen Business SchoolKeywords
- CSR
- China
- Labour issue
- MNCE
- NGO
- Politic change
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Serve the People! Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China. / Holst Jensen, Mads.
Frederiksberg : Asia Research Centre. Copenhagen Business School, 2006.Research output: Working paper › Research
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N2 - Taking into account a broad range of stakeholders who may affect or be affected by corporate action, the perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) carries the promise of a win-win situation for all. CSR in China is highly topical, as the country is integrating into the supply chains of the major global players, but the ideals of CSR are a far cry from the realities of production in "the workshop of the world". In this paper I will discuss key issues relating to the process of adapting CSR into the Chinese context. I will focus on the position of the PRC political leadership. I argue that the leadership seems to pursue an agenda of submerging CSR under the control of the Party-State and conceptualizing CSR by reference to a blend of an eclectic interpretation of Western European welfare models and CSR conceptions with an eclectic interpretation of Chinese tradition and political culture. As a result, CSR in China lacks the element of multi-stakeholder dialogue, which is commonly recognized as the core element of CSR in Western countries.
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