This paper explores the convergence of University Social Responsibility (USR) and academic bullying prevention, emphasizing the need for ethical, stakeholder-driven governance in higher education. Drawing on Rodríguez’s five-pillar USR model and the Weighted USR Index (2025), this study examines how academic institutions can address online academic bullying (OAB), abusive supervision, and systemic mistreatment through a socially responsible framework. Integrating foundational concepts from Freeman’s stakeholder theory and Carroll’s CSR pyramid, alongside recent empirical findings on academic bullying and cyberharassment, this paper proposes a restructured institutional ethic. Using an exploratory and archival methodology, it draws on seminal and emerging literature to recommend a unified response to internal harm that threatens academic freedom, equity, and institutional legitimacy.
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- Anonym (Author), 2025, University Social Responsibility, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1618949
