Organisational social irresponsibility in higher education

• Authors: Stachowicz-Stanusch, A. , Amann, W.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Organisational social irresponsibility (OSI) as an indicative symptom of organisational malfunction (not only associated with large corporations but also with various types of organisations) has become a popular subject of the research interest, also in reference to the academic world. This paper presents various examples of socially irresponsible practices in higher education according to stakeholders they refer to. Some determinants of this phenomenon are also indicated.

Keywords

EN

organisational social responsibility (OSR); organisational social irresponsibility (OSI); higher education; corruption; academic integrity

PL

organizacyjna odpowiedzialność społeczna; organizacyjna nieodpowiedzialność społeczna; szkolnictwo wyższe; korupcja; prawość akademicka

• Journal: Organizacja i Zarządzanie : kwartalnik naukowy
• Year: 2017
• Volume: nr 3
• Pages: 113--123
• Physical description: Bibliogr. 70 poz.

Contributors

author

Stachowicz-Stanusch, A.

• Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice

author

Amann, W.

• HEC Paris in Qatar, Qatar

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Identifiers

DOI

10.29119/1899-6116.2017.39.9