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Corporate Strategy and Inadequate Governance

The Pitfalls of CSR

By Susan Aaronson

World Bank, August 31, 2009

Corporate social responsibility programs can boost a company's reputation, strengthen the license to operate and help create market advantages, but there are risks that CSR can undermine good governance in less developed countries where business takes on roles beyond their core competencies.

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