Corporate Social Responsibility in Kazakhstan: Current State and Ways of Development
https://doi.org/10.47703/ejebs.v1i67.245
Abstract
The main purpose of the study is to assess social responsibility development at the enterprise and its development ways. The main objectives of the study are to assess corporate social responsibility development in Kazakhstan, identify the main problems and make recommendations for its further development. The authors revealed that the understanding of social responsibility, the conduct of which in business creates additional competitive advantages, thereby forming a favourable social environment and stable social conditions, increasing the level of trust in it among various economic agents. Results: the authors also conducted the research in the form of an expert survey to assess the prospects for the development of corporate social responsibility in Kazakhstan. During the survey, questions were asked about corporate social responsibility: understanding of corporate social responsibility, the dynamics of its further development, etc. Also, during the conducted research, the main problems that hinder the development of corporate social responsibility in Kazakhstan were identified: the problem of a haphazard approach to the formation of a policy for corporate social responsibility development, incomplete openness o interaction processes between the state and business, the unreasonableness of existing economic measures to stimulate corporate social responsibility, weak involvement of the civil sector in the practice of corporate social responsibility, etc. Conclusions - to solve the development of corporate social responsibility, such as a systematic approach to the development of corporate social responsibility in Kazakhstan, the complete rejection of the state from corporate social responsibility economic stimulation.
About the Authors
Zhanna Bulkhairova
S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
PhD, Associate Professor, Email: honeyzhu@mail.ru
Galiya Bermukhamedova
Caspian University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh.Yessenov, Aktau
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
c.e.s., Associate Professor, Management department, Email: galiya.bermukhamedova@yu.edu.kz
Aisulu Dzhanegizova
Saule Primbetova
Economics and Law Makhambet Utemisov West Kazakhstan University Republic of Kazakhstan, Uralsk
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management Faculty of History, Email: bal_01_01@mail.ru
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Bulkhairova Zh., Bermukhamedova G., Dzhanegizova A., Primbetova S. Corporate Social Responsibility in Kazakhstan: Current State and Ways of Development. Eurasian Journal of Economic and Business Studies. 2023;67(1):27-38. https://doi.org/10.47703/ejebs.v1i67.245
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