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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Cross Sectional Examination Of Incentivization, Jennifer A. Block
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Cross Sectional Examination Of Incentivization, Jennifer A. Block
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This study examined corporate social responsibility and the most effective ways to incentivize environmentally proactive behavior among federal production contractors. The goal was to isolate factors which have the greatest potential for encouraging corporate environmental responsibility and to use the knowledge gained to construct incentives which can be incorporated into federal contracts. Relying on the concepts developed in organizational theory, four theories were presented to provide support that organizational behavior can be influenced. Previous incentive techniques used by the government were also investigated. From the initial research, a model was developed to describe the relationship between incentives and environmental responsibility. …