responsibility for the crisis and, implicitly or explicitly irresponsibility; the obligations to take responsibility for the costs … and other adverse effects of the recession; and the nature of responsibility for social welfare and business probity in … sector's social ir/responsibility in the context of the financial crisis and resultant recession, and ii) the motivation and …

We exploit the Great Recession of 2008 to study how firms view corporate social responsibility (CSR). When confronted …