Prácticas de la responsabilidad social empresarial en las empresas de los países latinoamericanos con mayor índice de competitividad

Abstract

Abstract: The theme developed in the present research is called "Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in Companies of the Latin American Countries with the Highest Competitiveness Index", whose objective is to identify the CSR practices that the companies apply and that have been recognized as socially responsible, in addition to analyzing the benefits that relate these practices to competitiveness. When examining the situation of social responsibility hardly generates for the economic and social reality faced by the countries of the region is diverse, so it is with practices the initiatives implemented by companies, which have undergone an evolution from philanthropy to the incorporation of socially responsible business models as a competitiveness strategy. Most of the companies analyzed are large organizations and carry out practices that involve the closest stakeholders such as workers, shareholders, community and the environment and who focus on social and environmental issues sustainable development and sustainability.