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NALT Full

Preferred term

social responsibility

Type

Topic

Definition

The ethical principle guiding decision-making by an individual or group toward actions which beneficially impact society.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

sociology

Narrower concepts

corporate social responsibility

Related concepts

In other languages

responsabilidad social

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137824

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