Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: To propose corporate digital responsibility as a new area of interest for social accountability in the contexts of technologies that are part of the 4.0 industries. Originality/value: In this regard, it was found that there is not enough theoretical and legal foundation that allows different types of organizations to face the implications of the adoption of new technologies. Therefore, essential foundations and considerations are raised for the development of corporate digital responsibility. Design/methodology/approach: The document presents a hermeneutical investigation based on a systemic literature review within the framework of two investigations. The first addressed the relevance of creating a new subject for traditional social responsibility in digital contexts, and the second demonstrated the epistemological need for social responsibility in technologies. Findings: Firstly, the fact that new technologies pose a social risk makes them a subject of social responsibility study. Secondly, the absence of regulations on industry 4.0 and the unpredictability of the advancement of technologies is not a limitation for creating a scenario of corporate digital responsibility. To conclude, the development of social responsibility in digital contexts is possible and necessary. However, we must be attentive to the variables of social risk that may arise with each new technology. Therefore, a constant review of the foundations and bases of corporate digital responsibility is needed.
Highlights
The adoption of technologies in all social contexts brings new opportunities, ways of working, communication mechanisms and transforms how some daily activities are carried out
Essential foundations and considerations are raised for the development of corporate digital responsibility
We must be attentive to the variables of social risk that may arise with each new technology
Summary
The adoption of technologies in all social contexts brings new opportunities, ways of working, communication mechanisms and transforms how some daily activities are carried out. The second proposes that digital contexts be understood as a new subject or scope for traditional social responsibility. This document provides theoretical and legal arguments that identify the relevance of the second position of application of social responsibility in digital contexts over the first one. This does not ignore that recognizing the digital as a new application of social responsi bility poses some challenges that must be overcome; among them, the proper use of new devices in organizations and their responsibility for action. Corporate digital responsibility (CDR) is proposed as a new subject or context of interest for CSR.
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