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This chapter provides insight into Ireland’s business environment aligned with Corporate Social Responsibility observed from the point of view of future job seekers. Through a survey, the value ascribed by respondents to these CSR strategies is presented. In general, the results show that future job seekers focus on companies that offer personal career development and a good working environment, while, giving less importance to the dimensions of socio-ecological responsibility and ethics and governance.
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Birdthistle, N., Flynn, A. (2021). Ireland. In: Bustamante, S., Pizzutilo, F., Martinovic, M., Herrero Olarte, S. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility and Employer Attractiveness. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68861-5_21
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