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The Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Cross-Sector Networks in South Korea: A Historical Review from an Institutional Theory Perspective

Yoori Yang

Published 2025 in Asian Communication Research

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ABSTRACT This study provides a historical review of the development of Corporate Social This study provides a historical review of the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the relevant cross-sector networks among non-Responsibility (CSR) and the relevant cross-sector networks among non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government and corporations in South governmental organizations (NGOs), government and corporations in South Korea, a state-led market economy. By applying and integrating the institutional Korea, a state-led market economy. By applying and integrating the institutional theoretical framework, the study shows how CSR in South Korea developed theoretical framework, the study shows how CSR in South Korea developed overtime under the complex hybridized influences of the global and local overtime under the complex hybridized influences of the global and local pressures and the emergent network dynamics among the organizations across pressures and the emergent network dynamics among the organizations across the civil society, governmental and industry sectors. The review provides a novel the civil society, governmental and industry sectors. The review provides a novel insight on how NGOs, though often perceived as the independent agents of CSR insight on how NGOs, though often perceived as the independent agents of CSR development, could develop their roles and networks for CSR in contingency development, could develop their roles and networks for CSR in contingency with governmental institutions in a state-led market economy. The review with governmental institutions in a state-led market economy. The review proposes several important strategies for how NGOs in South Korea may develop proposes several important strategies for how NGOs in South Korea may develop stronger positions and influence on CSR in their cross-sector networks with stronger positions and influence on CSR in their cross-sector networks with governmental organizations and corporations, as well as in their within-sector governmental organizations and corporations, as well as in their within-sector networks with civil societies. Theoretical implications are discussed to open up an networks with civil societies. Theoretical implications are discussed to open up an innovative avenue of research for theoretical and methodological advancements innovative avenue of research for theoretical and methodological advancements in future studies of CSR in Asia and other underexplored nations. in future studies of CSR in Asia and other underexplored nations.

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