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C ivil Society Organizations
Group 9:Malou, Alexandra, Dina, Juan, Shiyu
Outline:
IntroductionWhat are Civil Society
Organisations?
Why were they developed?
What are the Traditional Sectors?
Market Sector State Sector
How the Industry Looks Now?
The Market (and private corporations) Economic value
Civil Society(and NP
organizations)Social value
The State (and public agencies) Public value
Two Types of Civil Society Organisations
Promotional Groups:• Membership is open to all• Represents a common attitude or ideology
Sectional Groups :• Memberships is exclusive• Represents the interests of its members
Why are civil society organisations stakeholders?
What stake do civil society organisations have in a business?
Ethical issues and CSOs
Which CSOs might be recognized?
Which tactics are
used by CSO to gain
attention?
Recognizing CSOs stakes Companies cannot be expected to listen
every organization that decides to take issues with their policies.
This reason can became in a Excuse
HARRY HUMMELSResponsible Investor
The theory doesn’t help us in this ethical problem.
Some professionals like H. Hummels agree that
managers have much to gain from listening to the
alternative realities of critical voices where can:
• Raise awareness of potential problems
• Help to define priorities• Aid in setting out more
informed visions of the future.
CSOs tactics
IndirectInvolved research
and communication
about the issues of relevance to the
organization.
Some NGOs have been extremely successful in being seen as a credibility authority.
Others NGOs fall in the mistake of misrepresentation of the evidence to raise followers.
Indirect
violent
actions
Is far more common approach for CSOs to use.
Successful actions by Marches, protests, boycotts, occupations, picketing, stunts…
These may cross the line into illegality. Some actions can lead to intimidation.
Direct
violent
actions
Feel that Their ends justify their means
It generates the most publicity. TV, newspapers, social networks…
It is difficult to condone violent protest even when the end is justified
4 different reasons for boycotting:
I. Instrumental – changing a policy
II. Analytical – raising awareness
III. Expressive – communicate a general displeasure
IV. Punitive – punish the target company
CSO stakeholders
Beneficiaries, donors, members, public etc.
Problems could occur:o Representing without knowing exactly
o Involvement is limited
o Need for financial help is more important
o Lack of effective mechanism
Globalization and civil society organizations
3 main reshaping areas:1. The engagement with overseas
CSOs2. Global issues and causes3. Globalization of CSOs
Charity, collaboration or regulation?
Corporate
CitizenshipCivil Society
Charity and community giving
“Putting something back“
One-way support
Separate foundation to oversee
Criticism
Business-CSO collaborationDrivers for Business Drivers for CSOs
Consumer expectations Growing interest in markets
NGO credibility with publicDisenchantment with
government as provider of
solutionsNeed for external challenge Need for more resourcesCross-fertilization of thinking
Credibility of business with government
Greater efficiency in resource allocation Cross-fertilization of thinking
Desire to head off negative public confrontation and protect image
Access to supply chains
Desire to engage stakeholders Greater leverage
Business-CSO collaboration
O Limitations
O “The independence of CSOs is
based on the assumption that they
need to fulfill a task on behalf of a
certain constituency - and the task is
compromised by a loss of
independence.”
Civil regulation Voluntary nature (join & leave)
Eg. Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Civil society Business Sustainability
to challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally friendly and socially just societies
“
”
Addressing cause, not specific issue
Triple bottom line
People
Planet Profit
Balancing competing interests
Debate over wind farms
Growing demand
for energy
Growing concerns
for sustainabili
ty
Development of
renewable energy
Creation of new jobs
Not affordable bills for
households
No air/water pollution
More pollution for extraction of resources needed to
make wind farm
Excessive cost of construction
Debate over wind farms
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