Visión y práctica de los aportes sociales de los empresarios en Chile

The study analyzes the philanthropic and social investment vision and practice of Chilean business owners, under the premise that these are necessary elements for the strengthening of civil society and of social habits such as cooperation and trust. Starting from a survey applied to 41 leaders and members of controlling shareholders of the main business groups in Chile, the study presents qualitative information regarding their perception and implementation of social giving on five dimensions: motivation, intentions, beneficiaries, exchange process and results. The study means to be a contribution for assessing the relevance that philanthropy has among business owners and for identifying potential obstacles and institutional deficiencies, as these, from a multidimensional view, are necessary to build an estimation of the potential growth of philanthropy in Chile.