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Corporate social responsibility or corporate social innovation? Two approaches towards the labour integration of disabled employees in Colombia

Corporate social responsibility or corporate social innovation? Two approaches towards the labour... This paper aims to analyse how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social innovation (CSI) are implemented in the integration of employees with disabilities (EWD) and how they differ in practice.Design/methodology/approachThis study implemented a qualitative approach through a comparative study of two representative cases in Colombia, using a cross-case analysis technique.FindingsFour characteristics differentiate CSR and CSI in the labour integration of EWDs: altruistic vs goal-oriented, inclusive vs egalitarian, humanistic vs transformative and sympathetic vs synergetic, relating motivations, practices, impact and collaborations correspondingly.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies to explore the conceptual (theoretical) and instrumental (practical) base of CSR and CSI, undertaking business strategies to integrate EWDs in the labour market in the context of a developing country, Colombia. Examining EWDs’ labour integration represents an original approach to understanding how CSI can be considered an evolution of CSR. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Responsibility Journal Emerald Publishing

Corporate social responsibility or corporate social innovation? Two approaches towards the labour integration of disabled employees in Colombia

Tabares, Sabrina
Social Responsibility Journal , Volume 19 (4): 15 – Mar 15, 2023
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Emerald Publishing
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1747-1117
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1747-1117
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10.1108/srj-07-2021-0266
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This paper aims to analyse how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social innovation (CSI) are implemented in the integration of employees with disabilities (EWD) and how they differ in practice.Design/methodology/approachThis study implemented a qualitative approach through a comparative study of two representative cases in Colombia, using a cross-case analysis technique.FindingsFour characteristics differentiate CSR and CSI in the labour integration of EWDs: altruistic vs goal-oriented, inclusive vs egalitarian, humanistic vs transformative and sympathetic vs synergetic, relating motivations, practices, impact and collaborations correspondingly.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies to explore the conceptual (theoretical) and instrumental (practical) base of CSR and CSI, undertaking business strategies to integrate EWDs in the labour market in the context of a developing country, Colombia. Examining EWDs’ labour integration represents an original approach to understanding how CSI can be considered an evolution of CSR.

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Social Responsibility Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Mar 15, 2023

Keywords: Sustainable development; Corporate social responsibility; Sustainable development goals (SDGs); Corporate social innovation; Employees with disabilities; Labour integration

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