POLITICORP
f(CSR)
2
UNTIL NOW
Institutions v Individuals
Biz-Corp Phase

Taxes, Structures

Relationships

Soft Power and Philanthrocracy (using structures)
3
LAST TIME
Human Nature and Biz-Politics

Micro to Macro

Bias & Love

f(Loneliness) = Camaraderie
Why: 

Leverage 2 Asymmetries and Non-Verbal Cues

Money = Innuendo —> Indirect Speech
How:

Deliberate Intent, Lobbying, Complexity,

Astroturfing, Data
4
TODAY
What is the function of CSR?

What is it?

Why?

What is it not?

The Perfect CSR
Soft Power?
Philanthrocracy?
WHAT IS CSR?
6
CSR | A Brief History
Corporates v Apartheid
The Sullivan Principles


The Power of MNCs
Profitable Do-Gooders
7
CSR TODAY | MAYBELLINE?
O.P.M Philanthropy ≠ Philanthropy

Robin Hood v CEO
Personal wealth

The Bill
The Agency problem
8
CSR TODAY | The 2 Key Qs
Long-term profitability?
Public Good?
WHY CSR?
10
WHY CSR?
(R.O.I)2
Glamor: Chance to speak at Clinton-
Global Initiative
Public embarrassment
Genuineness and Compassion
11
WHY CSR?
“First and foremost, my shareholders
are the most important thing.”
Marc Benioff
12
WHY CSR?
“The social responsibility of business is
to increase its profits.”
Milton Friedman, 1970
CS_i_R
Irresponsibility?
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#1
Codes
Imagine a Golden Code, then a Platinum Code…
Abstraction is inversely proportional to meaning
15
#2
Contradictions
NIMBYism
Toyota’s Hybrid Prius and Fuel Law Opposition
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#3
How to Judge?
Judge by Motives?
Judge by Results?
17
#4
Belief: Must forgo profits
But, if a business benefits, it will sustain itself and do
more charity in the long run.
So?
18
SO
Enlightened
Self
Interest
THE PERFECT CSR
20
What to do?
Pernicious CSR
Delusional CSR
Borrowed Virtue
Skin in the game
Good MgmtRaises Profits
Reduces Profits
Raises Social Welfare Reduces Social Welfare
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ENTICE or BULLY
Nestle’s Infant Formula
McDonalds and Wendy’s
Patagonia
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Other
Arms Length Philanthropy

Should you subcontract charity?
Risk Management

Reputation Insurance
Undo the harms

Cigarette, Mining, Soft Drinks
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IS CSR, REALLY CSR?
“As to the meaning of "corporate social
responsibility," Friedman and I would
agree: If a certain action improves the
corporation's bottom line, there's no
point in labeling it "socially
responsible." It's just good business.”
Robert Reich, UC Berkeley
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BLURRED LINES?
Spirit v Letter
Doing well by doing good
The Green Lumber Fallacy
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BUT…
DONATION — ADVERTISING = TRUE CSR
SOFT POWER
27
POWER
Machiavelli: Better to be feared…
The Power Paradox
Soft, relational, reputation-based
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THE SOFT POWER 30
“In today's global information age, victory often
depends not on whose army wins, but on whose
story wins.”
STORYTELLING IS IMPORTANT
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THE BIG SOFTIES
PHILANTHROCRACY
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PHILANTHROPY
f ( philanthropy ) = Soft Power
3 Things:

Causes

Structures/Vehicles

An Investor Mindset

Social Returns, VPs
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHILANTHROPY
Carnegie, Rockefeller
Economic Capital Symbolic Capital
Foundations run by suits
Skin in the game
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THE LIMITED RANGE OF PHILANTHROPY
Quality or Quantity

Vaccinations v Eradication
“Changed Life”

Affected v Changed
Abstract high ideals

MacroBS?
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PERSONAL SOFT POWER
A colleague shares something deep. What do you
do?
Yes? No?
Tell me More?
Precision Q+A
36
PolitiCorp
Thank You

Week 4, day 4