Evaluation of the applicability of CSR standards in the praxis of tertiary education institutions

Sylvie  Formánková; Andrea  Hrdličková; Renata  Kučerová; Renata  Skýpalová

doi:10.23762/fso_vol5no1_8

Published : 2017-03-14

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

Evaluation of the applicability of CSR standards in the praxis of tertiary education institutions

Sylvie Formánková

Andrea Hrdličková

Renata Kučerová

Renata Skýpalová

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23762/fso_vol5no1_8

Abstract

The disunity in the definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR) offers much space for many different approaches, methods, and standards of its implementation and evaluation. Some directions are written in the form of recommendations (e.g. OECD directions for multinational enterprises, ISO 26000),others enable the measurement and certification of CSR (e.g. SA 8000, AA 1000). Their clarity and usability is very difficult, mostly for tertiary education institutions. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the most widely used standards of CSR according to their applicability in the tertiary education environment.

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corporate social responsibility, education, evaluation, ISO, standards

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Formánková, S. ., Hrdličková, A. ., Kučerová, R. ., & Skýpalová, R. . (2017). Evaluation of the applicability of CSR standards in the praxis of tertiary education institutions. Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 5(1), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.23762/fso_vol5no1_8

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Sylvie Formánková

sylvie.formankova@mendelu.cz

Affiliation:

Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Czechia

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Sylvie Formánková works at the Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. She has been dealing with corporate social responsibility for several years. Her research activities concentrate on corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and social and sustainable education, which is also a part of her research conducted with Hedmark University College donated by Norway Grants.

Andrea Hrdličková

andrea.hrdlickova@mendelu.cz

Affiliation:

Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Czechia

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Andrea Hrdličková works at the Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her research activities concentrate on social environment and sustainable education.

Renata Kučerová

renata.kucerova@mendelu.cz

Affiliation:

Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Czechia

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Renata Kučerová works at the Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. She has been dealing with corporate social responsibility for several years. Her research activities concentrate on small and medium-sized enterprises and social and sustainable education, which is also a part of her research conducted with Hedmark University College donated by Norway Grants.

Renata Skýpalová

skypalova.renata@gmail.com

Affiliation:

Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Czechia

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Renata Skýpalová works at the Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her research is focused on the engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises into CSR activities.