Carroll's pyramid of CSR: taking another look
In this review article, the author takes another look at the well known Carroll's Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) In this article, he comments on the framework's popular useage and then presents a summary of the four part definitional framework upon which the pyramid was created. He then comments on several characteristics of the model that were not emphasized when initially published: ethics permeates the pyramid; tensions and tradeoffs inherent; its' integrated, unified whole; its' sustainable stakeholder framework, and; its' global applicability and use in different contexts. The article concludes by looking to the future.