Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu jako czynnik ograniczający rozwój przedsiębiorstwa

Corporate social responsibility conduct the business of taking into account the social, ethical and environmental aspects of business. CSR is a way of running a business, in which the priority objective is to achieve a balance between the efficiency and profitability and social interest. Many of the management publications are focused on the benefits of CSR implementation. The aim of the article was to present the concept of corporate social responsibility from the perspective of its negative effects, which are also limiting its implementation. An article in the theoretical part relates to the concept of corporate social responsibility and in the empirical part to the assessment made by the entrepreneurs. Study using a standardized questionnaire was performed in the fourth quarter of 2014 a group of 100 companies operating in the area of podkarpackie voivodeship. Corporate social responsibility strategy performs a little more than 1/3 of the surveyed companies. Corporate social responsibility is most often identified with marketing tools used to build a positive image of the company. Results of this study justify the thesis which states that if the purpose of the company is to make a profit, and management methods leads to maximize this effect, the social responsibility of business rules may limit the maximization of profits.