Corporate Social Responsibility Practice from 1800–1914: Past Initiatives and Current Debates. Issue 1 (29th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Husted, Bryan W.
• Is Part Of: Business ethics quarterly. Volume 25:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 141
• Publication Date: 2015-01-29
• Subjects: Business ethics -- Periodicals; 174.405
• DOI: 10.1017/beq.2014.1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1052-150X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>ABSTRACT:</title> <p>The history of the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has largely been limited to the twentieth century, with a focus on the United States. This paper provides a brief introduction to CSR practice from the nineteenth century through World War I in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, India, and Germany. The relevance of nineteenth-century CSR to current debates and research regarding the motivations for CSR, the business cases for CSR, stakeholder management, political CSR, industry self-regulation, and income inequality are also discussed.</p> </abstract>