Author(s): Abreu, Rute ; Rosa, Cristina ; Rei, Constantino
Date: 2011
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10314/991
Origin: Repositório Institucional do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
Subject(s): Quality Management; Ethics; Environmental Management,; Sustainability
Higher education is an imperative strategic, because neither Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) nor quality management system will subordinate to the other. The paper is centered in the new role of corporate social responsibility practices to achieve transparency, accountability and sustainability. The empirical evidence is based on a case study of the Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão of the Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (ESTG-IPG, Portugal) and it develops an exploratory analysis. The results show the application Portuguese Standard NP 4469-1: 2008 and they are broadly consistent with others international standards, showing the new public management practices.
