THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS AS SEEN BY EMPLOYEES

Employees are a key group of stakeholders in companies implementing corporate social responsibility. There exist strong dependencies and mutual interactions between the organisation and its employees, which can contribute to the success or failure of the company. Due to the strategic role played by the employees, the social responsibility of business should above all be focused on the securing of the interests, needs and expectations of this group of stakeholders. Based on the analysed literature it can be stated, however, that this group of stakeholders is still not the main focus of interest among the companies implementing CSR. The aim of this article is to collect opinions of the employees regarding their view on the CSR activities in their companies. The article presents results of surveys conducted among the employees of three Polish companies which implemented CSR.