TY  - JOUR
AB  - Following this introduction, this paper presents two conceptual and theoretical analyses – (i) CSR and its relation to profit and charity (ii) CSR as part of a service business model. The paper then illustrates these concepts using a comparative study of four service firms, with particular emphasis on their different CSR activities and how these affect the mission of each company. All four of the service companies are global actors with strong Service Brands (Edvardsson, Enquist and Hay, 2006) and a leading position in using CSR as a driving force for doing business: IKEA, Starbucks, H&M and the Body Shop. The paper then draws together the conceptual analysis and the case studies in a discussion of how CSR can be a proactive driver in the service business. Because of the limit space for a QMOD paper the focus is on the conceptual and theoretical analysis part and the empirical part and discussion/conclusion has to be further developed.
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SN  - 1598-2688
DO  - 10.1108/15982688200800004
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/15982688200800004
AU  - Enquist Bo
AU  - Edvardsson Bo
AU  - Petros Sebhatu Samuel
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Corporate Social Responsibility for Charity or for Service Business?
T2  - Asian Journal on Quality
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 55
EP  - 67
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -