caa a22 4500 605483493 CHVBK 20210128100431.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2253-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2253-1 Reconnecting Business and Society: Perceptions of Authenticity in Corporate Social Responsibility [Elektronische Daten] [Daina Mazutis, Natalie Slawinski] This article explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and authenticity by developing a framework that explains the characteristics of CSR activities that lead to a perception by stakeholders that a firm's CSR efforts are genuine. Drawing on the authenticity literature, we identify two core dimensions of authenticity that impact stakeholder perceptions of CSR: distinctiveness and social connectedness. Distinctiveness captures the extent to which a firm's CSR activities are aligned with their core mission, vision and values while social connectedness refers to the degree to which an organization's CSR efforts are embedded in a larger social context. We use this framework to explore the question ‘when are a firm's CSR efforts most likely to be perceived as authentic by stakeholders?' and find that both of these dimensions are necessary; social connectedness or distinctiveness alone are necessary but insufficient conditions for perceptions of authenticity to occur. A detailed exploration of authenticity, therefore, advances research in the CSR domain that may help mend the growing divide between business and society. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Corporate social responsibility nationallicence Business and society nationallicence Authenticity nationallicence Mazutis Daina IMD International Institute for Management Development, Chemin de Bellerive 23, PO Box 915, 1001, Lausanne, Switzerland aut Slawinski Natalie Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X5, St. John's, NL, Canada aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 131/1(2015-09-01), 137-150 0167-4544 131:1<137 2015 131 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2253-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2253-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mazutis Daina IMD International Institute for Management Development, Chemin de Bellerive 23, PO Box 915, 1001, Lausanne, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Slawinski Natalie Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X5, St. John's, NL, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 131/1(2015-09-01), 137-150 0167-4544 131:1<137 2015 131 10551