Business Students' Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility
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| Title: | Business Students' Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fitzpatrick, Julie |
| Source: | College Student Journal. Mar 2013 47(1):86-95. |
| Availability: | Project Innovation, Inc. P.O. Box 8508 Spring Hill Station, Mobile, AL 36689-0508. Tel: 251-343-1878; Fax: 251-343-1878; Web site: http://www.projectinnovation.biz/csj.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Social Responsibility, Business Administration Education, Student Attitudes, Work Experience, Spiritual Development, Corporate Support, Ethics, Likert Scales, Undergraduate Students, Surveys, Gender Differences |
| Geographic Terms: | New York |
| ISSN: | 0146-3934 |
| Abstract: | Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a key element of today's Business school curricula. Proponents of CSR have argued that a business has an obligation to balance the interests of its many stakeholders. Critics of CSR, however, have argued that a business has an obligation only to its owners--its shareholders. In this paper I examined the perceptions of CSR among a sample of today's Business students and investigated the relationship between gender, work experience, and spirituality and CSR perceptions. The results generally support the hypothesis that women exhibit greater sensitivity to CSR than men. Some results are consistent with the hypothesis that work experience is important in shaping perceptions of CSR. Finally, several results are consistent with the hypothesis that spirituality positively affects perceptions of CSR. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 10 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Access URL: | https://www.projectinnovation.biz/csj_2006.html |
| Accession Number: | EJ1022022 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a key element of today's Business school curricula. Proponents of CSR have argued that a business has an obligation to balance the interests of its many stakeholders. Critics of CSR, however, have argued that a business has an obligation only to its owners--its shareholders. In this paper I examined the perceptions of CSR among a sample of today's Business students and investigated the relationship between gender, work experience, and spirituality and CSR perceptions. The results generally support the hypothesis that women exhibit greater sensitivity to CSR than men. Some results are consistent with the hypothesis that work experience is important in shaping perceptions of CSR. Finally, several results are consistent with the hypothesis that spirituality positively affects perceptions of CSR. |
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| ISSN: | 0146-3934 |
