Csr & Mnc

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of MNCs in Bangladesh: A case study on GrameenPhone Ltd. *S M Shafiul Alam **Shah Md. Safiul Hoque ***Md. Zakir Hosen Abstract: This paper examines how multinational companies manage corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Bangladesh. It considers how the concept has come to be framed within business in Bangladesh, which is increasingly globalized. The discussion is based on interviews with managers who deal with CSR issues and strategy and an analysis of published reports such as annual reports of consecutive five years. In looking at how CSR practice is being adopted and adapted by MNCs in Bangladesh, we can begin to see what implications arise from the fact that CSR is a Western-led concept and Bangladesh can be thought to be lagging behind in its understanding and adoption of CSR, in part because corporations do not necessarily state their policies as formally as might be expected. The paper also tries to explore current practices in CSR by the MNC GrameenPhone. Introduction Business is an inseparable and embedded part of the society. In addition to its economic role in society, business also has several other roles and responsibilities towards society (Preston and Post, 1975; Davis and Blomstrom, 1971), viz. responsible conduct of business activities while pursuing economic gains; the social and environmental responsibilities of the business towards its stakeholders; and business’s contributions that would benefit the society at large (Margolis and Walsh, 2001; Sethi, 1975). It is mandatory for companies to conform to the legal responsibilities as they are prescribed by law. So, organizations have no alternative but to comply with the basic law of the land (Carrol, 1979). On the other hand, Ethical responsibilities of corporations are taken as additional responsibilities going beyond legal compliance and profit making and
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