In 2008 the use of the term Business Social Responsibility (BSR) is now seen, in New Zealand at least, as being old fashioned. The field of BSR has been overwhelmed by the terminology of sustainability. In 1998, however, BSR in NZ was a new, exciting, and controversial development. The progression from BSR to sustainability is often presented as natural and inevitable but this thesis argues that BSR and sustainability in New Zealand arose from different roots and most of the key people who became involved in the NZ BSR organisation did so for reasons that were substantially different from the driving rationale of sustainability. Further, not all of those NZ BSR pioneers consider the current focus on sustainability to be a natural outgrowth of what they were trying to achieve through BSR. This thesis applies critical discourse analysis to interview transcripts and archived documents to examine the competing discourses surrounding the formation of the NZ BSR organisation in New Zealand up until the time of its merger to form the Sustainable Business Network. The NZ BSR organisation was seen by some as primarily a reaction to the prevailing hegemony of the ideas of the neo-liberal New Zealand Business Round Table (NZBRT). The NZ BSR philosophy did not necessarily challenge the neo-liberal inspired reforms of the previous fourteen years but did offer an alternative way for businesses to react to the new environment they found themselves in.

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2008. / Title from file title page. Arla Bernstein, committee chair; Yuki Fujioka, Jaye L. Atkinson, committee members. Electronic text (62 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Sept. 25, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-59).

Thesis (Ph.D. (Education)) - Rhodes University, 2007.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2018-08-29T20:12:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Ellizandra da Silva Santos.pdf: 2907142 bytes, checksum: edcf99c69fcacb548f88b1787160c975 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-29T20:12:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Ellizandra da Silva Santos.pdf: 2907142 bytes, checksum: edcf99c69fcacb548f88b1787160c975 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-17 / The enterprises always influenced the social organization and impacted the environment where they located. From the aggravation of this impact and major perception of it by the society and government, there is a change adopted by companies, which focus only on the economic role of job creation and taxes payment, and begins to value its paper and relationship with society and environment. How enterprises impact in the territories in which they are installed should contributed to the development. One of the ways to contribute are the actions in Business Social Responsibility, acting in social projects and environmental. This dissertation has the objective analyze the Cooperatives Solidarity Program of Recycle of the Information Center of Environment and Recycle ? Recicloteca of the Non Governmental Organization (ONG) Ecomarapendi sponsored by the with the contribution to the territorial development and social inclusion of the community where the cooperatives Coopar and Coopcarmo are located and reflect about the role of business social responsibility in the environmental and social actions. The present theme is justified because the Baixada Fluminense is an area of expressive populational and industrial concentration and presents economic growth, however the human development observed doesn?t accompanies the growth. As methodology it was used bibliographical research and interviews with the Recicloteca, cooperatives and presidents of Coopar and Coopcarmo. The participation in the program brought economic, social and environmental benefits for the cooperatives; however there is the necessity of continuity of the actions. / As empresas influenciam a organiza??o social e impactam o meio ambiente onde se localizam. A partir do agravamento desse impacto e da maior percep??o deste por parte da sociedade e governo, h? uma mudan?a na postura adotada pelas empresas, que abandona o foco dos neg?cios apenas no papel econ?mico de gera??o de empregos e pagamento de impostos, e passa a valorizar o seu papel e relacionamento com a sociedade e meio ambiente. Uma das formas de contribui??o s?o as a??es de Responsabilidade Social Empresarial, atrav?s da atua??o em projetos sociais e ambientais. Esta disserta??o tem por objetivo analisar o Programa Reciclagem Solid?ria Cooperativas do Centro de Informa??es sobre Reciclagem e Meio Ambiente ? Recicloteca da Organiza??o N?o Governamental (ONG) Ecomarapendi patrocinada por uma companhia cervejeira, localizada no Bairro de Campo Grande -RJ, como contribui??o para o desenvolvimento territorial e inclus?o social da comunidade onde as cooperativas Coopar e Coopcarmo est?o localizadas e refletir sobre o papel da responsabilidade social empresarial e terceiro setor, nas a??es ambientais e sociais. O presente tema justifica-se, pois, a Baixada Fluminense ? uma ?rea de expressiva concentra??o populacional e industrial e apresenta crescimento econ?mico, por?m o desenvolvimento humano observado n?o acompanha tal crescimento. Como metodologia utilizou-se pesquisas bibliogr?ficas e entrevistas com a Recicloteca, cooperados e presidentes da Coopar e Coopcarmo. A participa??o no Programa trouxe benef?cios econ?micos, sociais e ambientais para as cooperativas atrav?s da legaliza??o das cooperativas e concess?o de equipamentos tornaram a coleta, armazenamento e transporte dos materiais mais eficientes, por?m h? necessidade de continuidade nas a??es de apoio ?s cooperativas de reciclagem.

Thesis (Ph.D) - University of Queensland, 2006. / Includes bibliography.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:50:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseEAA.pdf: 5497269 bytes, checksum: 00c5f3f96ec517ff19975022d932faa6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-06-20 / The present work approaches the subject of the social responsibility of businesses, considering the implications that the institutional environment exerts on business practices. The business world has increasingly emitted signals acknowledging its social duties, and with regards to Brazil, this has mainly occurred during the last decade of twentieth century. During this period, while taking the shoe industry of Franca as an object of study, the factories social responsibility is manifested in the creation of the Pro-Child Institute as a reaction taken by the local entrepreneurs against allegations of the use of child labor in the productive chain. The transformations verified in the national institutional environment are analyzed in the space of the four classic dimensions of the business social responsibility (economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic), aiming to understand the determining institutions for the phenomenon studied from the point of view of the actors. The perception of the footwear manufacturers associated with the Pro-Child Institute is obtained by means of interviews and survey of the historical declarations registered by the media. The content analysis is made by use of a matrix of thematic categories compatible with the treatment given to the subject of business social responsibility according to the influence of the institutions. The results reveal the preponderant force of economic interests associated with the international market, and the national fragility in the application of the legal measures, in the field of external social obligations, as well as the moral complacency of the actors involved and the restricted contribution of the governing structures toward philanthropic action to transform the local values relative to the use of child labor. The legitimacy of the businesses intermix with the economic interests in the reduction in the costs of transactions and its social representation, as to the relative weight of the institutions that conform to the environment. / O presente trabalho aborda o tema da responsabilidade social empresarial, considerando as implicações que o ambiente institucional exerce sobre as práticas de negócios. Cada vez mais o mundo dos negócios emite sinais, reconhecendo sua função social, no caso brasileiro, principalmente a partir da última década do século XX. Neste período, ao tomar a indústria calçadista de Franca como objeto de estudo, a responsabilidade social empresarial é manifestada na criação do Instituto Pró-Criança como uma reação dos empresários locais às denúncias de utilização de trabalho infantil na cadeia produtiva. As transformações verificadas no ambiente institucional nacional são analisadas no espaço das quatro dimensões clássicas da responsabilidade social empresarial (econômica, legal, ética e filantrópica), visando compreender as instituições determinantes para o fenômeno estudado na visão dos atores. A percepção dos industriais do calçado, associados ao Instituto Pró-Criança, é obtida por meio de entrevistas e levantamento das declarações históricas registradas pela mídia. A análise de conteúdo é disposta numa matriz de categorias temáticas compatível com o tratamento dado ao tema da responsabilidade social empresarial, segundo a influência das instituições. Os resultados revelam a força preponderante do interesse econômico associado ao mercado internacional e a fragilidade nacional na aplicação do dispositivo legal, no campo das obrigações sociais externas, bem como a complacência moral dos atores e a contribuição restringida da estrutura de governança da ação filantrópica para transformar os valores locais relativos à utilização de trabalho infantil. A legitimidade dos negócios mescla interesse econômico na redução nos custos de transação e sua representação social, conforme o peso relativo das instituições que conformam o ambiente.

It is increasingly evident that human development is proceeding in an unsustainable manner, and that large business organisations are significantly complicit in this process. In this context, the purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities by which business organisations could come to support sustainable development, with a particular focus on related barriers and how they may be overcome. Literature on business and sustainable development is dominated by managerialist, organisation-centric perspectives, where the focus is on business profitability rather than planetary sustainability. This study seeks to challenge this mainstream literature, engaging with more critical perspectives and exploring the subtleties of the contradictory arguments presented by these two literatures. Empirical investigation involved two major steps. First the thesis employs a) a content analysis and b) a “close reading” of corporate public utterances on sustainability. Secondly, and more substantively, the thesis comprises a series of semi-structured interviews with individuals in organisations. To obtain a range of perspectives on the sustainable development-business relationship, a number of “different types” of organisation are sampled, in the form of social enterprises, large PLCs, SMEs and co-owned businesses. Based on the research findings, it is argued that the most significant barriers within the business-sustainable development relationship in fact concern the nature of modern international financial capitalism, and the nature of business itself. Certain characteristics, such as growth, competition and self-interest, essential to both the nature of the “system” and the nature of business, are fundamentally incompatible with sustainable development. In recognising this dissonance, a blank canvas is created where new imaginings of “sustainable business” can begin to take place. Through detailed engagement with the critical and managerialist literatures, and drawing insight from the different types of organisations sampled, the thesis identifies a number of characteristics, such as collaboration, compromise and consideration of the common good, which may have the potential to enable an alternative, more “human”, and ultimately more “sustainable” form of business organisation.

This thesis explores whether dialogue between a company and a non-profit organisation (NPO) can influence a company’s way of working towards being more conflict sensitive. As a case-study I analysed the dialogue between the French oil and gas company, Total S.A. (Total), and the US based NPO, CDA Collaborative Learning Projects (CDA) relating to the company’s operations in Myanmar/Burma. The objectives of the research were to ascertain if dialogue had a positive impact, and if so, what it was about the dialogue that enabled change, what was the process of change that could be observed and how embedded such change was. Drawing on post-modernism, systems thinking and complexity thinking, I have built on organisational change, conflict transformation, dialogue and cross-sector partnership literature to examine the role of dialogue as an enabler of change. While highlighting parallels in the discourses, I analyse the process and degree of change within the company through two conflict transformation models, one by Lederach (1997) and the other by Lederach, Neufeld and Culbertson (2007), which I feel best synthesise these parallels. The research is a longitudinal case-study (2002-2012), based on semi-structured interviews and document analysis. The study adds to the limited academic research on conflict sensitivity in general, and on the implications for a company’s way of working in particular. Although I find that within the business sector, the notion of conflict sensitivity is assumed in the wider concept of corporate social responsibility, noteworthy is the relevance of dialogue in change processes. Dialogue is an essential enabler as it sparks transformational levers also recognised in the literature reviewed. However it is not sufficient. The research illustrates that the dialogue between CDA and Total has played a critical role in facilitating a shift in the company’s way of working, with the contribution of other influences at play. As such, I draw attention to the complexity of the change process and discuss the current nature of the drivers of change within Total.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-04T22:02:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 24 / Nenhuma / A dissertação objetiva investigar e analisar o projeto de responsabilidade social empresarial – “Prato Popular”, que é desenvolvido pelo Grupo Gerdau, SESI e Prefeitura Municipal de Sapucaia do Sul, a fim de demonstrar se ele é um gerador de mudança sócio-econômica em seus usuários. Também busca conhecer as impressões dos envolvidos no projeto, para uma avaliação do funcionamento do projeto à luz dos discursos sobre responsabilidade social. É apresentada uma trajetória da questão social Brasileira, demonstrando o papel do Estado, as novas alternativas de organização da sociedade civil e das corporações empresariais. O trabalho também realiza um debate sobre a produção ou não de mudanças sócio-econômica nas pessoas que se beneficiam das ações sociais oriundas dos investimentos sociais empresariais, que são colocados sobre a suspeita de ter um espírito de solidariedade ou um simples interesse econômico. Foi realizada pesquisa empírica no projeto social “Prato Popular”, localizado em Sapucaia do Sul, através de / This paper has as objective to research and analyze the project of business social responsibility – “Prato Popular”, which is developed by Gerdau Group, SESI and Prefeitura Municipal de Sapucaia do Sul, in order to show if it is a generator of socio-economic change in its users. It tries also to find out the impressions of those involved in the project, to an evaluation of the project operation related to the speech about social responsibility. It is presented a trajectory concerning the Brazilian social matter, showing the State roles, the new alternatives of organization of the civil society and of the business corporations. This paper also holds a debate about the production or not of socio-economic changes in those people who benefits from the social actions leaded to business social investments which are on suspicion of having a solidarity concern or just economic interest. An empirical research was made in the social project “Prato Popular”, located in Sapucaia do Sul, through an interview to have a sa

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:16:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lucelia da Silva Ferreira.pdf: 18672907 bytes, checksum: 131037b88e1fb39ead8deb299470f5a0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-07-05 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This present essay shows a study about the reverberations provided by the Virando o Jogo Project in the children s lives, which, through sports, deals with values such as respect, discipline and life appreciation. The author of the essay also presents a private enterprise initiative, acting in the area of Communal Relations of the Ecovias Concessionaire, that can bring benefits to the children and also to everyone who participates of the project. The main goal is to reduce the accidents caused by stone thrown onto the Imigrantes Highway. Through drawings, collages and also their testimonies, the children who participated of the first group of the Virando o Jogo Project exposed their perceptions, meaningful memories as well as possible attitude changing after the experience they had lived on the Project. For the effectiveness of this experience, we considered the history of the Diadema district, since the company is located there; as well as the creation of the Imigrantes Highway and the creation of the company itself called Imigrantes Ecovias Concessionaire that manages the Anchieta- Imigrantes System. We also presented briefly the other accomplished initiatives of the Concessionaire that were targeted to the communities located around it. We took the Business Social Responsability concepts as our main corpus to present how these concepts has been changing/ developing through the years. We concluded the essay pointing the reverberations that the Project achieved after the collected material and the possible ways to lead to the success of those business social responsability actions were analysed in order to reduce the social inequality through alliances between the private enterprise and the government / Esta dissertação apresenta um estudo sobre as repercussões na vida de crianças atendidas pelo Projeto Virando o Jogo, iniciativa que, através do esporte, trabalha valores como respeito, disciplina e valorização da vida. Idealizada pela autora desta dissertação, na área de Relações Comunitárias da Concessionária Ecovias dos Imigrantes, com o objetivo inicial de reduzir os acidentes ocasionados devidos a arremesso de pedras na Rodovia dos Imigrantes, apresenta como uma iniciativa realizada pela iniciativa privada pode trazer benefícios para os sujeitos-alvo da sua aplicação. Através da escuta, desenhos e colagens, as crianças que participaram da primeira turma do Projeto Virando o Jogo expõem suas percepções e lembranças significativas e possíveis mudanças de atitude após a experiência vivida no projeto. Como cenário da experiência analisada, retoma-se a história de Diadema, município onde está localizada a empresa, bem como a criação da Rodovia dos Imigrantes e da Concessionária Ecovias dos Imigrantes, que administra o Sistema Anchieta-Imigrantes e apresentam-se brevemente as demais iniciativas da Concessionária direcionadas às comunidades do entorno. Trabalha-se, como referencial teórico, os conceitos de Responsabilidade Social Empresarial, apresentando um panorama sobre a evolução do mesmo no decorrer dos anos até a atualidade. Finaliza-se o trabalho pontuando as repercussões registradas no projeto, após análise do material coletado, e indicando possíveis caminhos para o sucesso de ações de responsabilidade social empresarial, na busca da redução da desigualdade social, através de alianças entre a iniciativa privada e o estado