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| Author: | Sharratt, D. Brigham, B.H. Brigham, M. |
| Title: | The utility of social obligations in the UK energy industry |
| Journal: | Journal of Management Studies
2007 : DEC, VOL. 44:8, p. 1503-1522 |
| Index terms: | energy industry business ethics competitive advantage corporate responsibility social responsibility United Kingdom |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The setting of social obligations (hereafter as: soc-obls.) on the U.K. energy supply industry provides an important opportunity for examining how social responsibilities (here as: soc-resps.) are construed by companies and how these constructions relate to perceptions of the role of regulation, especially the scope for compromise and influence with the regulator. This study's data suggest four templates for understanding this relationship: embracing soc-obls., business as usual, management deliberation, and conflicts with commerce. Together these templates emphasize the subjective and multiple nature of soc-resps. and of regulatory relationships, and demonstrate struggles for the strategic and operational meaning over the nature of public interest and competitive advantage. |
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