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Społeczna odpowiedzialność przedsiębiorstwa jako przejaw zarządzania europejskiego
Social Responsibility of an Enterprise as a Manifestation of European Type of Management

Author(s): Katarzyna Sołkowicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: social responsibility of enterprises; responsibility; social goals; public benefit organization; społeczna odpowiedzialność przedsiębiorstw; odpowiedzialność; cele społeczne; organizacja służąca otoczeniu

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to present social responsibility of enterprises which appears a distinctive feature of European kind of management. Social responsibility becomes raison d’etre of the paradigm of European management while profit is only a means to achieve much more substantial benefits. According to the theory of social responsibility, an enterprise is not only an economic organization but also a social one that serves the public. Also, arguments for and against social responsibility of enterprises are presented here.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 38
  • Page Range: 139-152
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish