Abstract
Application of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is demanded of an ever-wider range of entities as time goes by, among which are municipalities. However, the topic of social responsibility of municipalities stands outside of the bounds of mainstream research. This article presents the results of a study, the objective of which was to identify the socially responsible practices applied by the statutory cities in the Czech Republic, in order to analyse and evaluate the scope and structure of socially responsible activities performed by them and communicated on the internet. The study shows that statutory cities in the Czech Republic perform similar activities to those performed by enterprises within the framework of application of the concept of CSR, this being in the field of economic, environmental, ethical, social and philanthropic responsibility. They perform and communicate economic responsibility activities to the greatest extent and, by contrast, ethical responsibility activities to the least extent. Examples of good practice in performance and communication of these activities on the internet are documented in the article using the example of the City of Pardubice.
Highlights
Social responsibility (SR) is a topic that has been widely elaborated on from the point of view of corporations, see more e.g., in [1,2,3,4]
The aim defined above can be narrowed down and specified by the following research questions: (1) What is the scope and structure of socially responsible activities performed by statutory cities in the Czech Republic?
(3) Do any differences exist in the scope of socially responsible activities which statutory cities in the Czech Republic declare they perform and those that they communicate on their websites?
Summary
Social responsibility (SR) is a topic that has been widely elaborated on from the point of view of corporations, see more e.g., in [1,2,3,4]. 270), laid the foundations of the modern concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), its theoretical premises have been elaborated and practical experience relating to application of this concept discussed. Application of socially responsible behaviour is, possible and desirable from the point of view of other types of organizations [6,7,8,9]. The activities of organizations influence their surroundings (stakeholders, society, and other influenced parties) and they need to take responsibility in some way [7]. Apart from enterprises of all sizes and legal forms, these organizations could be public administration organizations, e.g., ministries, regional or municipal authorities [8,9] and universities [6,10], and other entities from the public and third sector
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