caroll

• carroll's CSR pyramid

  *outlines possible aspects of social responsibilities for a business

  *involves the conduct of a business so that it's economically profitable, law abiding, ethical and socially supportive

  *used to analyse business decisions and assess whether they're made out of necessity or in voluntary capacity

  
• economic


  *to be profitable (survival)

  *necessity

  *foundation for other responsibilities
• economic - activities

  providing rewards to owners, paying employees fairly, selling products at fair price to consumers
• legal


  *to obey laws and regulations

  *necessity
• legal - activities

  *following: patents/copyrights, consumer laws, employment laws, environmental laws
• ethical


  *to do the 'right' thing and avoid harm
• ethical - activities

  *consider communities

  *avoid price gauging

  *fair trade

  *avoid 'overuse' of zero hour contracts
• philanthropic


  *to be good corporate citizen and contribute resources to improve lives
• philanthropic - activities

  *try to help society: improving quality of employee's working life, education, healthcare, volunteer work