Corporate social responsibility as a management concept in universities: A study of the top 10 Polish universities’ websites

• Autorzy: Leoński Wojciech

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DOI

10.17402/469

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article discusses issues related to the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Polish universities. The first part of the article presents the essence of CSR, and the next part focuses on the degree of involvement of universities in Poland in CSR activities. Afterwards, the CSR activities were grouped based on conceptual areas in accordance with the ISO 26000 standard. Moreover, the most popular socially responsible tools and practices at Polish universities were analysed. The main aim of the article is to present the level of corporate social responsibility and identify its main areas at the top 10 universities in Poland according to The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021. The article uses the literature query method and analyses and evaluates documents, reports, and websites. The research carried out at the top 10 Polish universities showed that all these entities are involved in socially responsible activities by taking into account social, environmental, and employee aspects in their activities. They are organizations that feel responsible for their activities and take into account the needs of their stakeholders, both internal and external.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

corporate social responsibility; strategy; universities; human resources; ISO 26000; management; ethics

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: nr 66 (138)
• Strony: 58--68
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Leoński Wojciech

• University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Finance and Management 8 Cukrowa St., 71-004 Szczecin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-1410

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).