The three-dimensional corporate social performance model revisited and refreshed

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to revisit and refresh the Three-Dimensional Corporate Social Performance Conceptual Model published in 1979. The goal of this discussion is to elaborate on the original dimensions in the model and to update or refresh them with terminologies that have appeared in the literature since that time. The original CSP model addressed three major questions that were of interest to both academics and practitioners alike and they included these: (1) What is included in corporate social responsibility from a definitional standpoint. (2) What are the social issues the organization faces and must address. (3) What is the organization’s philosophy or mode of social responsiveness?