Dr. Omary Swallehe

Implementation of corporate social responsibility initiatives for tanzania corporations and not-for-profit organizations

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• Dr. Omary Swallehe

Journal title : Values and Corporate Responsibility

Publisher : Springer International Publishing

Online ISSN : 2662-1312

Page Number : 259-278

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate activities of the corporate citizens in Tanzania and find the best way of aligning CSR initiatives to attain mutual benefits between the organizations and general public. A total of 45 organizations, both for profit and not for profit, were engaged in this study from four different industries. The study used semi-structured interview guide to collect data and a focused group discussion was organized. Contents analysis was used to categorize the responses into five major themes, as discussed in the main document. The findings reveal that CSR is still at its initial stage and much has to be done for the corporations to draw the best out it. Keywords Strategic CSR Value Organization and Society

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52466-1_11

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• Business management
• Corporate governance
• Management
• Marketing

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