THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: COMPARISON OF THE SITUATION IN 2011 AND 2018

The concept of the social responsibility of organisations was originally created for the commercial sector. However, thanks to changes in the external environment, this is becoming increasingly applicable to non-commercial organisations too, such as public universities. These organisations are a major part of any society and it is expected that they will be the responsible authority to promote the interests of the society in which they operate. This article focuses on identifying the most common socially responsible activities of public universities in the Czech Republic, barriers preventing universities from implementing the concept and factors that should motivate universities to implement social responsibility. In this context, it tracks the change that universities have undergone since 2011 to the present day, through two questionnaire surveys conducted in 2011 and 2018.