Corporate social responsibility in public administration. Case of Polish central administrative institutions
Corporate social responsibility in public administration. Case of Polish central administrative institutions

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to show that, currently, the concept of Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) shall not be associated solely with business, but has been successfullyabsorbed in public administration. Theoreticians' views as to the possibility (or evennecessity) of applying the concept of social responsibility in public administration areconfirmed by the activities of public administration institutions at the central level in Poland.The subjects of the study were manifestations of the implementation of the CSR concept ontwo levels: 1) policy planning (based on the example of selected key strategic documents inthe field of development policy from the last decade) and 2) operational activities of publicadministration. The article analyses the database on Good CSR Practices of PublicAdministration, gathered at the forum of the Working Group on Corporate SocialResponsibility of Public Administration, operating at the Ministry of Funds and RegionalPolicy since 2018. The article also presents pioneering CSR reports published by threecentral public administrative institutions, whose representatives participated in the work ofthe group. The results of the analysis of the database and reports lead to the conclusion that,in Poland, the concept of CSR at the central administration level is implemented byinstitutions, although only occasionally reported. CSR should be considered an inherent partof modern public governance models constituting the paradigm of public administrationactivity.

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