The Alignment of Systems Theory Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility as a Contemporary Issue with Focus on the Host Communty

Corporate social responsibility plays a very vital role in the internal and external environment of business. The essence of this work is to align CSR and the systems theory approach in today's business atmosphere. System theory approach enhances the understanding, practice and process of CSR. Every organisation operates within an environment, environment here refers to the host community to the organisation. There is an expectation of both parties for there to be a smooth sail, it is important that organisation fully engage with her host community and fully integrate them into their business operations. Technological advancement is a change driven development in the environment in which the business operates, reason is that technology brings the world closer by increasing the awareness of the external environment internally. This paper will provide organisations with a support structure needed for understanding corporate social responsibility from an open system's perspective with respect to the community in which the organisation operates. A well-integrated corporate social responsibility eradicate organisation's vulnerability to its barest minimum.