Systematics and CSR
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Business & Society
- Vol. 34 (1) , 5-33
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000765039503400102
Abstract
This article examines the theoretical status of the three CSR models of William C. Frederick. Using the method of systematics, it disaggregates the elements of the three models and suggests one integrative means of re-sorting them. The article argues the need to develop a theoretical logic to understand behavior in this area and supplies one in the form of the beginnings of an explicit theory of normative referencing. The processes of normative referencing, including normative selection, normative commitment, normative instruction, normative implementation, normative administration, normative outcomes production, normative accounting, and normative adjustment are described.Keywords
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