The Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility in the example of a selected corporation

The Master's thesis is dedicated to the topic of corporate social responsibility and the responsibility of society in general. In its theoretical part, the thesis describes the background of CSR concepts and guidelines, their practical utilization in the corporate praxis and real impacts on the society. It identifies the key factors for successful socially responsible strategies. It also finds the relationships between responsible attitudes in business and globalization processes and explains the influence of the size of businesses on their own activities in the field of CSR. Simultaneously, it examines the importance of socially responsible attitudes for corporate value. In its practical part, it elaborates a practical project for the Microsoft Corp. in the area of the environmental pillar of CSR and suggests the strategy of its realization. It evaluates pros and cons of the realization of the projects and its potential impacts on the target group of IT users.