Building Blocks for Alternative Four-Dimensional Pyramids of Corporate Social Responsibilities

• Published in: Business & society Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 404 - 438
• Main Authors: Meynhardt, Timo, Gomez, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Citizenship; Companies; Cultural differences; Economics; Heuristic; Philanthropy; Psychological research; Social responsibility; basic needs; cognitive–experiential level; heuristics; CSR pyramid; corporate social responsibility; microfoundation; public value

Carroll shaped the corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourse into a four-dimensional pyramid framework, which was later adapted to corporate citizenship and sustainability approaches. The four layers of the pyramid—structured from foundation to apex as economic, legal, ethical, and philanthrop...