SSRN Home Search and Download Papers Browse Abstract and Paper Submission Subscribe to Networks View Briefcase Top Papers Top Authors Top Institutions

 

Abstract

 
 

Citations (1)

Beta

 
 

Footnotes (76)

Beta

 


 


Download | Share | Email | Add to Briefcase | Buy Hard Copy

The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility

Robert B. Reich
affiliation not provided to SSRN


August 1, 2008

Goldman School of Public Policy Working Paper No. GSPP08-003

Abstract:     
This paper argues that the new interest in so-called "corporate social responsibility" is founded on a false notion of how much discretion a modern public corporation has to sacrifice profits for the sake of certain social goods, and that the promotion of corporate social responsibility by both the private and public sectors misleads the public into believing that more is being done by the private sector to meet certain public goals than is in fact the case.

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing, socially responsible consumption

Working Paper Series

Date posted: August 25, 2008 ; Last revised: September 03, 2008

Suggested Citation

Reich, Robert B., The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility (August 1, 2008). Goldman School of Public Policy Working Paper No. GSPP08-003. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1213129


Export to: Export Citation What's this?

Contact Information

Robert B. Reich (Contact Author)
affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )
Feedback to SSRN (Beta)


Paper statistics
Abstract Views: 2,943
Downloads: 932
Download Rank: 5,573
Citations: 1
Footnotes: 76
Paper comments
No comments have been made on this paper

© 2009 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  FAQ   Terms of Use   Privacy Policy   Copyright
This page was served by apollo6 in 0.125 seconds.