Large public enterprises increasingly make
demands on their suppliers as part of their corporate social responsibility
(CSR) strategy. The demands concern environment, work environment, social
initiatives etc. that have direct as well as indirect influence on the work
environment of the supplying enterprises. The rules and quality
requirements put forward by the large clients make up a control mechanism
that influences the organisation of the supplying enterprises. Thus,
external relations with large purchasing enterprises, which work
strategically with CSR in the supply chain, influence the internal
organisation and work environment of smaller enterprises.
The purpose of the Ph.D. project is to study how
CSR strategies develop in the relationship between different parties in the
supply chain, especially in connection with public enterprises. With
that, the conditions for how large enterprises can contribute to the
improvement of the work environment of small enterprises through CSR can be
disclosed.
The main question of the Ph.D. project:
How is the organisation and work environment of small enterprises
influenced by large public enterprises’ CSR strategies towards their
suppliers?
The Ph.D. project is part of
the main project “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and work
environment in small enterprises”.
