TY - JOUR

T1 - Lagging behind in CSR?

T2 - Japanese Companies on their Way to Corporate Sustainability Management

AU - Schock, Matthias

N1 - Literaturverz. S. 82 - 86

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - During the last two decades, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increasingly received attention in business practice as well as in academic research. In particular in the United States and European countries, CSR is playing an ever more important role. Despite being of the leading G7 member states, Japan is in the literature often portrayed as lagging behind in matters of CSR. This article focuses on the discussion of CSR in Japan. It argues that in fact, Japanese businesses are not falling behind. Rather, the Japanese economy is characterized by specific forms of CSR, whose emergence can be explained by the historical development of the Japanese business sector and society.

AB - During the last two decades, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increasingly received attention in business practice as well as in academic research. In particular in the United States and European countries, CSR is playing an ever more important role. Despite being of the leading G7 member states, Japan is in the literature often portrayed as lagging behind in matters of CSR. This article focuses on the discussion of CSR in Japan. It argues that in fact, Japanese businesses are not falling behind. Rather, the Japanese economy is characterized by specific forms of CSR, whose emergence can be explained by the historical development of the Japanese business sector and society.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 16

SP - 67

EP - 86

JO - Japan aktuell

JF - Japan aktuell

SN - 1436-3518

IS - 4

ER -