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Social Responsibility: Definition and Examples

By Indeed Editorial Team — 2021

From increased productivity to attracting top talent, there are numerous benefits to adding social responsibility initiatives within an organization.

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The Social Entrepreneur’s Playbook: Pressure Test, Plan, Launch and Scale Your Enterprise (Expanded Edition)

Wharton professor Ian C. MacMillan and Dr.

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Ian C. MacMillan, James D. Thompson
2013
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Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies

A distinguished Harvard Business School professor offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become possible when firms manage to get purpose right.

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Ranjay Gulati
2022
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The Purpose-Driven Social Entrepreneur

Some people succeed in the business world; others succeed in the social sector. Very few mesh both, succeed, and create real social change.

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Karim Abouelnaga
2025
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Profiles of Purpose: Yes She Can

Elsie Dogbeah, owner of Home Fresh Foods, an agro-processor of African ethnic foods, shares her passion for creating a woman-centric business.

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2017
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Why Purpose-Driven Companies Are Thriving (and Can Change the World) | Ryan Hillier | TEDxMontreal

In 2016, Ryan Hillier launched NOVAlex, the world's first “one-for-one” law firm: for every hour of paid legal services it provides to commercial clients, one hour of pro bono is offered to eligible low-income individuals, non-profits and start-ups.

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2020
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How to Quit Your Job with No Regrets | Christine vs. Work

Is there a right way—and a wrong way—to quit your job? Here’s what to do and say in the moment.

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2021
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5 Clear Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Job

Even if you’re unhappy with your job, you may be tempted to stay and put up with the slow simmer of discontent out of fear of finding something new. Let’s see if you’re in the red zone where you’ve crossed the border into unhealthy, potentially damaging territory.

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2017
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Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More than They Take

These massive dual challenges—and other profound shifts, such as pandemics, resource pressures, and shrinking biodiversity—threaten our very existence.

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Paul Polman, Andrew Winston
2025
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Grow the Pie

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2020! Should companies be run for profit or purpose? In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed finance professor and TED speaker Alex Edmans shows it's not an either-or choice.

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Alex Edmans
2021
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The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life

In his powerful bestseller The Soul's Code, James Hillman brilliantly illuminated the central importance of character to our spiritual and emotional lives.

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James Hillman
2025
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