Social responsibility as a strategy in university management

Abstract

We are at a juncture where social responsibility is perceived as a new way of doing citizenship and working for development, which generates interest in various groups of civil society, including universities, to strengthen its relevance in society. The objective of this paper is to analyze social responsibility as a strategy in university management. It is a descriptive documentary study, based on a systematic review of articles and texts selected with clearly defined criteria. The results indicate that social responsibility forces to restructure and rethink the university tasks in the 21st century, so that it can be at the forefront of the processes of transformation and change with scientific, technological, social and cultural orientation. It is concluded that under the strategy of university social responsibility it is possible to perceive the social, economic, political and welfare needs that are poorly met and require solutions, managing to articulate teaching, research and extension, with a view to strengthening the university-environment linkage.