A Study on the Social Responsibility of Construction Enterprises

The construction industry plays an important role in promoting China's economic development, but it also brings a series of social problems. The social responsibility of construction enterprise has aroused widespread concern and is worthy of further study. Domestic scholars' research on corporate social responsibility usually stays in the broadest sense, and has not been specific to a particular industry. Through literature survey, conceptual analysis and comparative research methods, this paper defines the concept of the social responsibility of construction enterprise. Embarking from the stakeholder theory and combining with the characteristics of construction industry, we propose a five-dimensional model of the construction enterprise social responsibility, including employees, communities, the environment, property owners and subcontractors. Then, based on the literature study and practical understanding of construction corporation, this paper recognizes factors which affect social responsibility behaviors of constructing corporations, namely corporate strength and external pressures. Finally, considering the impact of the corporate life cycle, it shall be treated differently when we evaluate and manage the social responsibility of construction enterprise.