Micro-processes of Moral Normative Engagement with CSR tensions: The Role of Spirituality in Justification Work

Hyemi Shin; Mai Vu; Nicholas Burton

doi:10.1007/s10551-021-04853-w

Micro-processes of Moral Normative Engagement with CSR tensions: The Role of Spirituality in Justification Work

Hyemi Shin, Mai Vu, Nicholas Burton

School of Strategy and Leadership

Northumbria University

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Abstract

Although CSR scholarship has highlighted how tensions in CSR implementation are negotiated, little is known about its normative and moral dimension at a micro-level. Drawing upon the economies of worth framework, we explore how spirituality influences the negotiation of CSR tensions at an individual level, and what types of justification work they engage in when experiencing tensions. Our analysis of semistructured interview data from individuals who described themselves as Buddhist and were in charge of CSR implementations for their organizations shows that spirituality influences how they compromise among competing moral values by identifying two forms of justification work: compartmentalizing work and contextualizing work, which help spiritual practitioners minimize moral dissonance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	597-615
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume	179
Issue number	2
Early online date	18 Jun 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04853-w
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

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Keywords

CSR Tensions
Micro-CSR
Moral normativity
Micro-CSR Moral normativity
Buddhism
Justification work

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