Study of the Tungurahua footwear sector in the framework of ISO 26000

Abstract

This work evaluates the level of Social Responsibility in companies in the footwear sector from the perspective of its workers and consumers; it also shows the benefits and barriers that companies face, and the dimensions of Social Responsibility that are framed within of the ISO 26000 Standard. The results showed the relationship between the dimensions: economic, legal, ethical, environmental and social with a path coefficient superior to 50% with respect to workers, while for the consumers’ perspective there is a relationship superior to 54% except between the ethical and environmental dimensions.

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