نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 کارشناس ارشد جامعهشناسی، دانشکده علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه تهران
2 استادیار جامعهشناسی، دانشکده علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه تهران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
This study examines the position and function of Corporate Social Responsibility in mature startup companies in Iran over the past two decades. Based on Saunders’ research onion model, this study adopted an interpretivist, qualitative, and inductive approach with a multiple-case study strategy. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with managers of 11 mature startups and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that CSR in these companies is often devoid of a structured strategic framework, remains personalized, and is shaped by the motivations and networks of senior executives. The dominant orientation involves leveraging CSR as a tool for branding, marketing, and enhancing public relations rather than as a sustainable strategy for stakeholder accountability. Structural and institutional constraints, weak national policy frameworks, the political–security framing of certain social issues by the state, and the limited capacity of civil society and non-governmental organizations have collectively restricted corporate engagement, reducing CSR activities largely to low-risk charitable endeavors. Inherent characteristics of startups—such as rapid change, a broad stakeholder base, organizational flexibility, and reliance on social media feedback—affect the formation and implementation of CSR initiatives; however, an organic linkage between innovation, business models, and CSR has yet to be fully established. These findings suggest that CSR within Iran’s startup ecosystem remains in an early, reactive stage. Advancing its role requires supportive policy interventions, strengthening civil society, the institutionalization of a multidimensional approach (economic, legal, ethical, philanthropic), and integration of CSR into core strategic planning.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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