Author, institution: Rima Kontautienė, Kaunas University of Technology
Science area, field: Social Sciences, Economics, 04S
The Doctoral Dissertation is available at the libraries of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio g. 20, 44239 Kaunas, Lithuania), Klaipėda University (K. Donelaičio a. 3, 92144 Klaipėda), and Lithuanian Energy Institute (Breslaujos g. 3, 44403 Kaunas).
Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Valentinas NAVICKAS (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics, 04S)
Dissertation Defence Board of Economics Science Field:
Prof. Dr. Vytautas SNIEŠKA (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics, 04S) – chairman;
Prof. Dr. habil. Žaneta SIMANAVIČIENĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics, 04S);
Prof. Dr. Ilona SKAČKAUSKIENĖ (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Social Sciences, Management, 03S);
Prof. Dr. Asta VASILIAUSKAITĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics, 04S);
Doc. Dr. Sergej VOJTOVIČ (A. Dubček University of Trenčin, Social Sciences, Management, 03S).
Annotation:
In this thesis it has been analysed particularity of corporate social responsibility as a competitiveness factor in an economic downturn and the methodological aspects of its complex evaluation.
The aim of the scientific research is to assess the impact of CSR on competitiveness during an economic downturn, to develop the model of CSR as a competitiveness factor and to realize the evaluation on a micro-level.
The model for the evaluation of corporate social responsibility as a factor of competitiveness has been developed. The model integrates CSR elements: economics, environmental and social responsibilities, and their interaction with factors of micro-level competitiveness. The developed model can be used as a tool for the assessment of competitiveness, conditioned by corporate social responsibility, realizable by different country, sector or industry enterprises, for the calculation and assessment of competitiveness indicators alternating in terms of time and enterprise competitors, and in terms of realizable socially responsible initiatives. The evaluation of Lithuanian socially responsible enterprises competitiveness indicators during periods of economic downturn and economic upturn has been accomplished. The comparable analysis of socially responsible Baltic States enterprises, and those with undeclared socially responsible activity, competitiveness indicators during different economic (business) cycle periods has been accomplished.
