Carroll’s pyramid of corporate social responsibility

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Table of contents

1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Problem statement
1.3 Purpose
1.4 Research questions:
1.5 Delimitations
1.5.1 Location delimitations
1.5.2 Organization delimitations
1.5.3 Sample delimitations
1.5.4 Theory delimitations
1.6 Key definitions
1.6.1 Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
1.6.2 Multinational enterprises (MNE)
1.6.3 Subsidiary
1.6.4 Management
2 Literature Review
2.1 History of CSR
2.2 Strategies for managing CSR in MNE subsidiaries
2.2.1 Stakeholder theory vs Shareholder theory
2.2.2 Management of CSR in different countries
2.3 Implementation strategies
2.3.1 Bartlett and Ghoshal’s typology of international strategy
2.3.2 Global approach
2.3.3 Transnational approach
2.4 Carroll’s pyramid of corporate social responsibility
2.4.1 Economical responsibility
2.4.2 Legal responsibility
2.4.3 Ethical responsibility
2.4.4 Philanthropic responsibility
2.5 Summary
3 Methodology
3.1 Research philosophy
3.2 Research design
3.2.1 Qualitative research
3.3 Research method
3.4 Sampling strategy
3.4.1 Sample size
3.5 Data collection
3.5.1 Primary & secondary data collection
3.5.2 Search process
3.6 Data Analysis
3.7 Trustworthiness and limitations
3.8 Ethical considerations
4 Empirical findings
4.1 Case 1 – IKEA
4.2 Case 2 – Telia
4.3 Case 3 – AstraZeneca
4.4 Case 4 – SEB
4.5 Case 5 – Husqvarna
5 Analysis
6 Conclusion
6.1 Discussion and Implications
6.1.1 Practical implications
6.1.2 Theoretical implications
6.1.3 Managerial implications
6.1.4 Ethical and social implications
6.2 Limitations and future research
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