Master´s Thesis Evalua0on by the Supervisor
Title of the Master´s Thesis:
CSR: Aiding or abe0ng?
Author of the Master´s Thesis:
Andrey Smolyakov
Goals of the Master´s Thesis:
To scru;nize the concet of CSR and disrup;ons in the ways CSR projects are presented in a business and other academic literature
Evalua0on:
Criteria Descrip;on Max.
point s
Point s
Con tent 70%
Output Quality Regarding the findings, I would welcome some quan;ta;ve indicators and more organized presenta;on of arguments. I would appreciate the findings to be organized according to some
categories to make the message more convenient and transparent.
Nevertheless, the objec;ves of the thesis have been fulfilled.
20 17
Goals The goals of the thesis are introduced clearly and accomplished. 10 9 Methodology: The study is based on a literature review across various fields and a
comparison of conflic;ng approaches. Methods seem to be
adequate. However, to make the findings clearer some quan;ta;ve indicators would be useful.
20 16
Theory/
Conceptualiza;
on:
I appreciate the theore;cal part of the thesis - unlike many other papers on CSR the author tracks the concept further into the
history long before the concept has been coined. 20 20
For mal req uireme 15%nts
Structure: The text is original, logically structured, well organized and
readable. 3 2
Terminology: Linguis;c and terminological quality of the thesis is high. 4 4
Formali;es: The thesis meets all formal requirements. 4 4
Ci;ng: Quality of cita;ons is up to the required standards.
4 4
Presenta;on
document: Is the presenta;on itself structured in a clear way? Is it appealing and easy to follow? Does it convey the message efficiently? 5
Other comments:
The thesis covers an important topic of the CSR. While conduc;ng a literature review on the CSR across various fields the author realized there is a conflict in the understanding - although business/
management studies worship CSR as a sound instrument making the world to be a beber place, research from various fields of social sciences (mostly anthropology) paints a very different picture of the CSR reality. In order to understand the conflict the author inves;gates specific epistemic and methodological processes behind the produc;on of such a conflic;ng understanding. The author points out that the business or management study literature tends to pay a lible, if any, aben;on to outcomes or efficiency of CSR programs on recipients, larger communi;es, environment, etc. Also, in this literature CSR is not being scru;nized within a wider context of its inherently social reality.
Among other reasons for the conflict in the understanding of the CSR, the author iden;fies the differences in a research methodology - while anthropologists base their evidence on a detailed ethnographic research method of the par;cipant observa;on fieldwork, the understanding
constructed by business and management studies authors is built on much less accurate data ofen coming from the very CSR organizers themselves.
Ques0ons or comments to be discussed during the thesis defense:
The cri;que of CSR has been around for a long ;me. Since the business/management studies literature produces such a naive and decontextualized understanding of CSR, why do you think the authors don’t reflect on/learn from a detailed studies from other fields of social sciences?
The name of the Supervisor:
Tomáš Ryška, Ph.D.
The employer of the Supervisor:
KSG FPH VŠE
Date 14. 9. 2020
Signature of the Supervisor:
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very Deli 15 %
Presenta;on
skills: Are you conveying the message efficiently and ;mely? Do you use appropriate words, speed, tone of voice, gestures, movement etc.
to express your thoughts in a clear manner? 5
Argumenta;on: Are you able to readily and briskly react to ques;ons or comments?
Are you able to explain unclear parts and connect comments to relevant places in your presenta;on or parts of par;cular analyses?
How well are you able to defend to your ideas and recommenda;ons?
5
100 0
