TY - JOUR
T1 - Corporate social responsibility or corporate social innovation? Two approaches towards the labour integration of disabled employees in Colombia
AU - Tabares, Sabrina
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper sought to examine CSR and CSI differences concerning EWDs labour integration by comparing two cases in the manufacturing sector in Colombia. Given the urge to advance research on EWDs’ labour integration, this research highlights significant differences between CSR and CSI with regard to motivations, practices, expected impact and collaborations (see ). The findings show that CSR is foremost driven by altruistic and philanthropic motivations, supported by inclusion practices, guided by humanistic impacts through sympathetic collaborations. Contrarily, CSI is guided by purposive and goal-oriented motivations, supported by egalitarian practices, intending to transform EWDs’ lives through synergetic collaborations.
Funding Information:
The author acknowledges the two participating enterprises for providing rich and available data. A special thanks go to each of the reviewers for their helpful comments. This work was not financed by external funding.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose: 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/approach: This study implemented a qualitative approach through a comparative study of two representative cases in Colombia, using a cross-case analysis technique. Findings: Four 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/value: To 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.
AB - Purpose: 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/approach: This study implemented a qualitative approach through a comparative study of two representative cases in Colombia, using a cross-case analysis technique. Findings: Four 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/value: To 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.
KW - Corporate social innovation
KW - Corporate social responsibility
KW - Employees with disabilities
KW - Labour integration
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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U2 - 10.1108/SRJ-07-2021-0266
DO - 10.1108/SRJ-07-2021-0266
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85129895760
SN - 1747-1117
VL - 19
SP - 626
EP - 640
JO - Social Responsibility Journal
JF - Social Responsibility Journal
IS - 4
ER -
