Legitimation strategies of Russian companies

A Bricolage of Social Responsibility

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ID6255174
AuthorsSabine Kropp (0000-0002-2488-7932, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author), Stanislav Klimovich (0000-0001-8648-6942, Freie Universität Berlin), Ulla Pape (0000-0001-8611-1665, Freie Universität Berlin)
Year2023
Volume39
Issue1
Pages15-38
Publication date2023-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEast European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2159-9165 • E-ISSN: 2159-9173
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21599165.2022.2134122
OpenAlexW4306632831
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited53

Russian companies, with their long-established tradition of social responsibility, still operate social and infrastructure projects at the regional and local levels. Adopting the framework of organisational "bricolage", this article explores how managers combine various ideas and understandings about social responsibility, creating narratives addressed to multiple audiences, including the market, state, employees and local community. The analysis builds on 116 semi-structured interviews with company representatives and stakeholders, conducted in Russia in 2018. The empirical findings show that managers construct a bricolage of social responsibility that prioritises business interests and highlights loyalty towards the authorities; Soviet-era remnants are of minor importance

Bricolage · Business · Construct (python library · Corporate social responsibility · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Loyalty · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social responsibility · Sociology · State (computer science · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Marketing

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