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Authentic CSR

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Ethically based CSR; Ideal-driven CSR; Intrinsic CSR; Non-opportunistic CSR

Definition

The concept of authenticity has been addressed in both religious and historical studies. Moreover, it has been extensively treated in various disciplines, including psychology and philosophy, among others. Authenticity calls us to be true and real to ourselves and the world (Terry 1993). The construct of authenticity refers to accepting, being oneself, and remaining true to one’s self. Indeed, behaving authentically means acting in accord with one’s values, preferences, and needs as opposed to acting merely to please others to attain rewards or avoid punishments through acting “falsely” (Kernis and Goldman 2006). According to this construct authentic leaders have been defined as those individuals who are deeply aware of how they think and behave, as well as of the context in which they operate. They are perceived by others as being aware of their own and others’ values and moral...

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    Mara Del Baldo

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  1. London Metropolitan University, Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law London Metropolitan University, London, UK

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  2. Cologne Business School, Ingolstadt, Germany

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  3. College of Business, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

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  4. International Training Centre of the IL, International Labor Organization, Turin, Italy

    Liangrong Zu

  5. Department of Economics, Society and Politics, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy

    Mara Del Baldo

  6. Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal

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Del Baldo, M. (2020). Authentic CSR. In: Idowu, S., Schmidpeter, R., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., Del Baldo, M., Abreu, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02006-4_708-1

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