CSR in the USA: A Historic Perspective on the Interplay Between Ideological, Political and Economic Forces

Authors

Alexander Nill, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Bianka L. Papp, MGM Resorts International

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

2-20-2020

Publication Title

Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context

Publisher

Springer

Edition

1

First page number:

75

Last page number:

100

Abstract

This chapter provides an understanding of the contemporary role of CSR in the USA. To this end, an overview of the historic interplay between ideological, political, and economic forces related to the development of CSR is given, and the role of the four dominant ideologies, paternalism, trusteeship, new deal, and neoliberalism is discussed.

Keywords

Corporate social responsibility; CSR; Corporate initiatives; National and international regulations; Companies; United States; Economic forces

Disciplines

Business | Business and Corporate Communications

Language

English

Repository Citation

Nill, A., Papp, B. L. (2020). CSR in the USA: A Historic Perspective on the Interplay Between Ideological, Political and Economic Forces. Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context 75-100. Springer.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34261-6_6