Corporate social responsibility: the way forward? Maybe not!: A preliminary study in Cyprus

摘要: Purpose – The paper seeks to consider the findings that emerged from a preliminary study into Cypriot businesses and their attitudes behaviour towards corporate social responsibility (CSR). overarching aim of discussion is explore whether have realized opportunity using CSR build strong reputation, practice “embraced” adopted by many successful profitable corporations, or they ignore responsibilities do it at peril.Design/methodology/approach A total 4,000 questionnaires were given Employers Federation in Cyprus mail its members. Two issues addressed: one dealing with philanthropic other stewardship projects, covering not only customers society large but also employees, suppliers, investors, environment.Findings It appears local corporations primarily emphasize importance meeting obli...