MARKETING AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – CONTRADICTORY IDEAS? Cover Image

MARKETING A SPOŁECZNA ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚĆ BIZNESU – SPRZECZNE IDEE?
MARKETING AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – CONTRADICTORY IDEAS?

Author(s): Anna Drapińska
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Marketing / Advertising, Business Ethics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: marketing; CSR; sustainable development; corporate social responsibility;

Summary/Abstract: Marketing is perceived negatively as a concept of creating the new needs and persuading customers to increase the consumption caused that marketing may be seen in conflict with the idea of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. The paper presents the discussion whether this is true and the use of marketing activities is incompatible with the objectives of sustainable development. It was found that the social responsibility performance of enterprises is compatible with simultaneous taking of marketing, and marketing is consistent with the concept of CSR. It emphasized that the role of marketing is to act in the interests of businesses, for the good of the customer and society. We can conclude that these concepts have many of common areas and can be implemented at the same time complementing each other.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 41 (1)
  • Page Range: 277-288
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish