Corporate social responsibility in Africa

Abstract

Organization studies on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Africa thus far, has concerned itself with among others; concepts, issues and processes (Hindson & Ndhlovu, 2011; Muthuri, 2013), cultural aspects (White, 2008), contextual and antecedents of CSR awareness and advancement (GTZ, 2009), CSR and corporate human rights (Cheruiyot & Maru, 2014). That debate on CSR has recently raised lot of interest in academic circles (Cheruiyot & Maru, 2012; Lozano & Prandi, 2005; Okoye, 2012; Wettstein, 2012) is not without basis. Whilst CSR is increasingly regulated in Western and developed countries in general, this is not so for most developing countries (Buhmann, 2006), particularly in Africa.