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Corporate Social Responsibility in India


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This article attempts to examine the concept and practices of CSR in India based on the primary data collected from seventeen business houses in India. The CSR definition followed here is that it is the obligation of the firm to use its resources in ways to benefit society, through committed participation as a member of society, taking into account the society at large, and improving the welfare of the society independently of the direct gains to the company. The study also takes a stakeholder's perspective towards CSR. The author discusses CSR amongst select Indian enterprises and concludes with a critical evaluation of their CSR initiatives.
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Seema Sharma
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India

Abstract


This article attempts to examine the concept and practices of CSR in India based on the primary data collected from seventeen business houses in India. The CSR definition followed here is that it is the obligation of the firm to use its resources in ways to benefit society, through committed participation as a member of society, taking into account the society at large, and improving the welfare of the society independently of the direct gains to the company. The study also takes a stakeholder's perspective towards CSR. The author discusses CSR amongst select Indian enterprises and concludes with a critical evaluation of their CSR initiatives.

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