A responsabilidade social das empresas, vista sob a ótica de "stakeholders" : um estudo de caso com empregados de uma indústria química de São Paulo

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to know the stakeholders opinio onthe corporate social responsability, with regard to the aspects of importance and legitimacy of the decisions made by managers from a household product manufacturer established in Sao Paulo. Business ethics is approached, once the managers are supposed to have duties to the stockholders interest. The fieldwork was performed among the employees of a company that is the market leader in Brazil. A theoretical model was developed from the literature review, aiming to orient the research. The model was built on three dimensions: a) stakeholders; b) legitimacy of corporate social activies; c) importance of corporate social activies. Interviews, documentation and direct observation support the case study. The data analysis includes comparison of opinio between the different employee groups. The conclusion is that the employees understand the corporate social reponsability as equally important and legitimate, with small differences encountered among the groups studied. Recommendations are provided in order to help a corporate social responsability program to be implemented.