NGOs are increasingly shaping corporate social responsibility through private politics rather than governmental action. They leverage corporations' concerns over reputation by running communication campaigns that threaten reputational damage. This builds stakeholder salience and poses long term threats, influencing corporations to self-regulate and commit to social changes sought by NGOs.
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Exploring how ng os shape csr
1. Exploring How NGOs Shape CSR: The
Private Politics Framework
W. Timothy Coombs
Sherry J. Holladay
University of Central Florida
4. Private Politics
Shift from governmental to private arena to
achieve goals
Driven by public communication
Corporations commit to change
Example: self-regulation
How does it work?
7. Threat from Communication
Build stakeholder salience (Internet Contagion
Theory)
Legitimacy
Power
Urgency
Threat (Contingency Theory)
Long term
Communication skill
Advocacy efforts