Corporate Social Responsibility between Reality and Perceptions: Case Study of Republic of Moldova

Abstract

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an indispensable factor for sustainable development in a society with a global economy, the present article proposes an exploration of the realities and trends in CSR's. Article provides an analysis of results derived from researching the way organization, coordination and evaluation of CSR activities is made within Moldovan companies, as well as the benefits they have as a result of involvement of social responsibility in the communities in which they operate. In this article were highlighted the way of communication and the degree of transparency in CSR activities of companies and were detected perceptions on the peculiarity of local CSR.