Can non-profit organizations be categorized under the integrative model of corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Elaborate.

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Much of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature assumes a tension between the pursuit of profit and social responsibility. But there have always been organizations that turn this tension around, organizations that pursue social ends as the very core of their mission. Non-profits, such as hospitals, NGOs, foundations, professional organizations, schools, colleges, and government agencies, have social goals at the center of their operations. Because these firms bring social goals into the core of their business model, and fully integrate economic and social goals, they are referred to as the integrative model of CSR.