Corporate social responsibility of hei as a competitive advantage in the market of educational services

Abstract

The paper is focused on the analysis of the formation of corporate social responsibility (SCR) development in the higher educational institution. Peculiarities of the formation of corporate social model and its essence are investigated in this paper. The social responsibility and its role in the development of the educational institution culture are determined. It is proved that in practice the mechanism of forming corporate social responsibility in higher educational institutions is extremely important. The factors and analyses that summarize the awareness of corporate social responsibility importance, in compliance with the high demand for education, especially in the content of relations with employees, consumers and respect for the environment are described. Effective activities of higher education institutions are highlighted. The consequences of corporate social responsibility introduction into the work of management bodies and subordinate employees of the Academy, as well as in higher educational institutions of Ukraine in general, are investigated. The market of educational services should ensure that the graduates acquire sufficient level of professional qualification; therefore, managers of educational institutions are responsible for the provided educational services, thus they build the foundation for the formation of corporate social responsibility both in their own and the students’ work. Moreover, the higher educational institution forms its good reputation, increases competitiveness in the market of educational services. Conditional levels into which corporate and social responsibility is divided are described in this paper, and here it is determined which levels correspond to DonNACEA’s and LuhNAU’s SCR, what is the life position of educational institutions, what should be paid attention to in order to reach sustainable development. Prospects for the introduction of socially responsible behavior in corporate policy and strategies for sustainable development of higher education institutions are identified. The problems of modification of the corporate social responsibility concept in the context of educational social responsibility are considered in this paper. The main resources of corporate social responsibility of educational institutions and its key factors are described, the directions and types of activities are defined.