LAS DIMENSIONES DE LA RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL DE LAS EMPRESAS: UNA GUíA DE LECTURA PARA SU ESTUDIO

this article proposes a reading guide for esr through three dimensions (prevalent tool, use for management and ideological construction), which correspond logically and historically to esr evolution. in effect, the state of knowledge and development of esr in the last two decades is captured in a speech and in a series of current tools. the tool game for its application and assessment constitutes a useful dimension for management. speech corresponds to ideological and doctrinal dimensions; thus, these are linked in management praxis. these dimensions allow comprehending esr content and form. in other terms, this tridimensional theoretical division is a reading guide for esr study. it is concluded that besides enterprise social responsibility progress, there is a contradiction between its humanist/ecologic vocation and private interest.