Southern New Hampshire University

Muad Elmuntasar
OL- 690
Definition of Corporate Social Responsibility
October 2, 2012
Pr. Katrina Kerr

The definition of corporate social responsibility
Introduction
The corporate social responsibility ( CSR) seems to be came in the beginning of the millennium after so many wrong actions in past decades. May be, after the shock of scandals business such as Enron, WorldCom and Parmalat, also with the effect of weather change on the environment, all in consider have make many companies and organizations to rethink about their responsibilities towards their customers and stakeholders. Nowadays, business suggested that CSR is a normative, has different levels of concepts, which definition depends on many different of views and relationships, and changes in response to social directions (Silberhorn & Warren, 2007)
. This study will examine how CSR is defined from different perspectives. There are different businesses see CSR from different concepts, they have their own trends.
By looking at statement of missions of large companies publish on their web sites, we will find it explores their social responsibility and there view for their nation. Some businesses see CSR is about making profit. Unlike others businesses, attempt to do more than to make a profit (Struijk, 2012). Despite the fact that the main responsibility of a firm is to make a profit, in order to provide a product or excellent service that people are looking for. For example, some of companies could be responsible investing into some social activity like saving the energy like solar and wind power. Some companies can be responsible investing into saving animals endangered, or helping poor and orphan children. Due to the good reputation of saving animals, saving energy, and “helping poor and orphan children these social responsibility could differentiate