From Monologue to Dialogue: Mapping Dialogical Traditions within Co-Creation and CSR

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Abstract

Dialogue is presented as a key feature of co-creation theory within Prahalad and
Ramaswamy’s (2004) dominant conceptualisation. Limited theoretical exploration of dialogue has, however, eschewed empirical understanding and resulted in a functionalist conceptualisation of corporate-consumer interaction prevailing. Within Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) research, alternative perspectives of dialogue are offered, increasingly adopting social constructionist ontologies. This conceptual paper enhances understanding of dialogical interaction in co-creation theory by exploring and expanding upon Deetz and
Simpson’s (2004) three traditions of dialogue (liberal humanist, critical hermeneutic and postmodern). It maps dialogical traditions against Gond and Matten’s (2007) pluralistic framework of CSR research to provide a heuristic against which future empirical studies can be conceptually grounded.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-36
Number of pages36
Publication statusPublished - 13 Sept 2012
EventCorporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), Bordeaux, France - Kedge, Bordeaux, France
Duration: 1 Sept 20123 Sept 2012

Conference

ConferenceCorporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), Bordeaux, France
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityBordeaux
Period1/09/123/09/12

Bibliographical note

The paper was written under Sarah's former name, Sarah Singleton.

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