TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Transition from Philanthropy to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Developing countries: An Analysis of Award-Winning CSR Projects in Turkey
AB  - This study aims to contribute to the CSR literature in the context of developing countries by presentinga descriptive analysis of the award-winning CSR projects that have been carried out in Turkey. The sample of theresearch consists of the 28 projects awarded in three outstanding CSR contests in Turkey in 2017. The study usescontent analysis as the analysis method. The analyses examine project owners’ general profiles and the projects’orientations and organization. The findings demonstrate CSR projects in Turkey to have some characteristics consistent with the CSR literature regarding developing countries, as well as some significant differences. In this regard,while the effects of traditional philanthropy partially persist, religion, which has been identified as an indigenousfactor in developing countries, has not been found in any project. Furthermore, the findings show large national andmultinational companies to play active roles in the CSR field, the traditional concept of philanthropy in Turkey tohave been institutionalized within the scope of CSR, and CSR to have expanded to include sustainability and strategic CSR. The study makes a contribution to the literature on CSR practices within developing countries by revealingthe profile of CSR projects in Turkey and discussing the developments in CSR.
AU  - metin, onur
AU  - AYDIN TURAN, Şule
AU  - Okutan, Semih
AU  - Dönmez Maç, Sevgi
DO  - 10.12711/tjbe.2020.13.2.0168
PY  - 2020
JO  - İş Ahlakı Dergisi
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SN  - 1308-4070
SP  - 146
EP  - 169
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/447432
ER  -