<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Corporate social responsibility is an expected behaviour in Western countries, but the approach still does not have a clear interpretation in Hungary. As a result of the increasing prestige of the CSR approach, socially responsible thinking and action also are expected from the companies operating in Hungary. Company executives carry out CSR activities in many cases – but not consciously. The objective of this research therefore was the development of a guidance and evaluation criteria that can support managers in responsible decision-making and applying the CSR approach to a strategic level. On the other hand, this management tool allows the measurement of CSR excellence in companies; therefore, they become comparable in their CSR performance, which offers opportunities for further research. The study presents the development of CSR EMAT and the results achieved through the measurements.</p></abstract>

Corporate social responsibility is an expected behaviour in Western countries, but the approach still does not have a clear interpretation in Hungary. As a result of the increasing prestige of the CSR approach, socially responsible thinking and action also are expected from the companies operating in Hungary. Company executives carry out CSR activities in many cases – but not consciously. The objective of this research therefore was the development of a guidance and evaluation criteria that can support managers in responsible decision-making and applying the CSR approach to a strategic level. On the other hand, this management tool allows the measurement of CSR excellence in companies; therefore, they become comparable in their CSR performance, which offers opportunities for further research. The study presents the development of CSR EMAT and the results achieved through the measurements.

CSR EMAT Is an Opportunity for Responsible Decision-Making

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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Corporate social responsibility is an expected behaviour in Western countries, but the approach still does not have a clear interpretation in Hungary. As a...

CSR EMAT Is an Opportunity for Responsible Decision-Making

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 37 - 46

Received: Nov 01, 2016

Accepted: Apr 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2017-0017

Keywords
corporate social responsibility, EFQM excellence model, CSR EMAT, CSR excellence management, assessment tool

© 2017 Nora Rodek Berkes, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

CSR EMAT Is an Opportunity for Responsible Decision-Making

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 37 - 46

Received: Nov 01, 2016

Accepted: Apr 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2017-0017

Keywordscorporate social responsibility, EFQM excellence model, CSR EMAT, CSR excellence management, assessment tool

© 2017 Nora Rodek Berkes, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
corporate social responsibility, EFQM excellence model, CSR EMAT, CSR excellence management, assessment tool