| Abstract [eng] |
Due to companies‘ social responsibility becoming more and more actual question in business world, socially responsible business concept is researched in Master Thesis, overviewed how it changed from the middle of XX-th century until nowadays. Main dimensions where companies can be responsible are analyzed, environmental pressure and influence to perform responsible business model is discussed and main concerned company groups are introduced. As counterbalance for the listed benefits that social responsibility renders to the company, critical view to the social responsibility is presented. Also Lithuania‘s experience in social responsibility field is researched. The report data of company‘s social responsibility research made in Lithuania were discussed, and applicable social responsibility initiatives in water treatment sector companies were analyzed and valued. The author‘s formulated scientific research hypothesis was confirmed that water supplying companies perform socially responsible work, despite SA8000 standard not applicable in Lithuanian water supply companies and companies do not belonging to UN global compact network (also to National Lithuanian responsible business network). The information represented in Master Thesis will help Lithuanian water supplying companies to evaluate better their social responsibility realization perspectives and in this way to improve companies‘ management, contribute to value establishment and good reputation consolidation by realizing company‘s social responsibility principles systematically and coherently. |
