Corporate Social Responsibility and Intellectual Capital Interaction and Voluntary Disclosure

• Authors: Łukasz Sułkowski , Justyna Fijałkowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between the concept of intellectual capital (IC) and the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The common theoretical background of both approaches and their mutual influence was underlined. The necessity of convergence of these two concepts by the inclusion of information on IC to CSR report in order to create one integrated set of information was emphasized.

Keywords

EN

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

PL

Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 150
• Pages: 60-75

Contributors

author

Łukasz Sułkowski

author

Justyna Fijałkowska

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2083-8611