"It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies
In a world of increasing demands of energy, sustainable natural energy resources have never been more important. Power companies aspiring to harness this energy must now showcase their commitments to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The term CSR has gone through various changes throughout the...
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ftulundlupsp:oai:lup-student-papers.lub.lu.se:1966975 2023-07-30T04:04:22+02:00 "It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies Guðmundsdóttir, Margrét 2011 application/pdf http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/1966975 eng eng Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies Lunds universitet/Graduate School Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/1966975 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Sustainable Energy Iceland Power Companies Developing Countries Social Sciences H2 2011 ftulundlupsp 2023-07-11T20:06:53Z In a world of increasing demands of energy, sustainable natural energy resources have never been more important. Power companies aspiring to harness this energy must now showcase their commitments to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The term CSR has gone through various changes throughout the past fifty years, and the change in definitions has been influenced by various actors, stakeholders and interested parties, with the most influential definition coming from Archie Carroll’s CSR pyramid in 1979. In Iceland, the term has not received much attention. Icelandic power companies possess a great deal of experience in harnessing sustainable energy, both hydro and geothermal. Recent initiatives from the Icelandic government reveal future intentions of partnership with developing countries within the energy sector. Thus, the question comes to mind how Icelandic power companies view CSR and how these views will be implemented in projects in developing countries. This study seeks to achieve an understanding of the current situation of CSR within Icelandic power companies. For this purpose, a qualitative methodological approach is employed with interviews and observation. The findings indicate that CSR within Icelandic power companies is still in development, and the financial crisis in 2008 had a big financial influence on future plans for CSR. Other/Unknown Material Iceland Lund University Publications Student Papers (LUP-SP) Pyramid ENVELOPE(157.300,157.300,-81.333,-81.333) |
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In a world of increasing demands of energy, sustainable natural energy resources have never been more important. Power companies aspiring to harness this energy must now showcase their commitments to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The term CSR has gone through various changes throughout the past fifty years, and the change in definitions has been influenced by various actors, stakeholders and interested parties, with the most influential definition coming from Archie Carroll’s CSR pyramid in 1979. In Iceland, the term has not received much attention. Icelandic power companies possess a great deal of experience in harnessing sustainable energy, both hydro and geothermal. Recent initiatives from the Icelandic government reveal future intentions of partnership with developing countries within the energy sector. Thus, the question comes to mind how Icelandic power companies view CSR and how these views will be implemented in projects in developing countries. This study seeks to achieve an understanding of the current situation of CSR within Icelandic power companies. For this purpose, a qualitative methodological approach is employed with interviews and observation. The findings indicate that CSR within Icelandic power companies is still in development, and the financial crisis in 2008 had a big financial influence on future plans for CSR. |
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"It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies |
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"It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies |
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"It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies |
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"It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies |
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"It´s always better to do something than nothing at all". A study on CSR culture within Icelandic power companies |
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"it´s always better to do something than nothing at all". a study on csr culture within icelandic power companies |
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