Responsabilidad social y cohesión social mediante la articulación Universidad, Empresa y Estado

Abstract

According to the ISO 26000 Standard, "Guidance on Social Responsibility", business management must harmonize the activity of producing, marketing or selling, under the approach of economic, financial and social profitability, together with human rights and labor rights, social welfare and environmental protection. Jointly with society and the State, the Company in general assumes a fundamental role in the process towards the respect of labor rights, human rights, justice, and gender equity to achieve a more just, balanced and sustainable society. Now then, University Social Responsibility derives from the institutional commitment with individual work and social conscience, that is to say, sustainable and harmonious human development; social application of knowledge; environmental organization; concrete actions of social responsibility in investigation, teaching and extension; responsible management of the educational impact towards real actions that permeate in students, under the principles of: ethical commitment, transparency and accountability, human rights, respect for the norm, citizen participation and sustainability. In addition, social cohesion-State refers to the effectiveness of the mechanisms instituted for social inclusion as well as to the behaviors and values of the subjects that are part of society, considering employment, educational systems, rights and policies to promote equity, welfare and social protection; in addition to behaviors and values of the subjects such as trust in: institutions, social capital, sense of belonging and solidarity, acceptance of coexistence rules and disposition to participate in collective projects. The theoretical-qualitative methodology used in this research seeks to align the interaction of these three forces, with a holistic and interdependent approach, to face the challenge of Social Responsibility in the context of University, Business and State in Mexico, considering Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as detonators of change.