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Keeping them honest? Exploring the impact of labor unions on CSR Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Cedric E. Dawkins, Yoo Na Youm
Purpose The role of labor unions in relation to corporate social responsibility (CSR) remains both ambiguous and crucial for union members and business leaders. Given the complex relationship between labor unions and corporations, this study aims to address whether labor unions keep corporations honest (by monitoring CSR activities) or potentially render CSR initiatives less necessary. Design/methodology/approach
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How perceived socially responsible HRM and job insecurity influence employee voice behavior: does psychological availability matter? Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Thinh-Van Vu
Purpose This study aims to examine the multifaceted connection between perceived socially responsible human resource management (PSR-HRM), job insecurity (JI), psychological availability (PA) and employee voice behavior (VB). Furthermore, it delves into the mediating roles of PA, and JI in the linkage between PSR-HRM and VB and the moderating role of PA in the connection between JI and VB. Design/
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The role of awareness of circular economy’s concept in purchase of sustainable goods and access-based and collaborative consumption – Porto case Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Elvira Vieira, Ana Pinto Borges, Paula Lopes Rodrigues, Ana Maria Reis, Svitlana Ostapenko
Purpose Circular economy (CE) is receiving increasing worldwide attention as a manner to overcome the challenges linked to current trends of unsustainable energy and resource consumption. This paper aims to fill this gap and analyze the adherence to sustainable, access-based and collaborative consumption practices by exploring the role of CE awareness, specifically in the context of Porto, the second-largest
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Investor value orientation and environmental and social implications: a case of New Zealand agribusinesses Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Ahesha Perera
Purpose This study aims to examine the value orientations of New Zealand agribusiness investors and how these orientations influence their reactions to the environmental and social implications of agribusinesses. Design/methodology/approach In the context of the New Zealand agricultural sector, the views of investors as published in print and broadcast media between 2018 and 2022 are gathered. The
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The determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee: executive compensation, CSR-based incentives and ESG performance Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Mehtap Aldogan Eklund, Pedro Pinheiro
Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether executive compensation, corporate social responsibility (CSR)-based incentives, environmental social and governance (ESG) performance and firm performance are the significant predictors of CSR committees, in addition to CEO, firm and corporate governance characteristics, from the tenet of stakeholder and managerial power theories. Design/methodology/approach
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Demystifying the relationships among green HRM, green work engagement, green innovation and environmental performance: a serial mediation model Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jnaneswar K
Purpose This study aims to demystify the mediating mechanism behind the relationship between green human resource management (HRM) and an organization’s environmental performance with the support of resource-based view theory and social exchange theory. Specifically, this study investigates the sequential mediation of green work engagement and green innovation on the direct effect of green HRM on environmental
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Green human resource management and employee ecological behaviour: the mediating role of green commitment Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Juhari Noor Faezah, Mohd Yusoff Yusliza, Richa Chaudhary, T. Ramayah, Olawole Fawehinmi
Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of green human resource management (Green HRM) on employee ecological behaviour (EEB) using the mediating role of green commitment. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered using convenience sampling by surveying 308 academicians in five public research universities across Malaysia. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM)
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University social responsibility and sustainable development: illustration of adapted practices by two Tunisian Universities Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Imen Ouragini, Anissa Ben Hassine Louzir
Purpose This study aims to show how universities may engage in social responsibility approaches and to understand in depth how the university social responsibility (USR) practices contribute in achieving sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach Exploratory qualitative research was directed based on two Tunisian Universities (two case studies); the first one belongs to the public sector
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Core charitable purpose and voluntary CSR activities in charity organisations: do they conflict? Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Stephen Knott, John P. Wilson
Purpose A charity’s core purpose is legally mandated and delivery thereof is not a corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity which, by definition, is voluntary in nature. Any CSR activity not required by law should be “incidental” and be an outcome of a core purpose/object and not a focus of activity. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to address the lack of research into voluntary CSR activities
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Social versus financial performance: evidence from microfinance institutions in Ethiopia Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Naveen Kumar, Ayenew Shibabaw Asmare
Purpose Today, the sustainability and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs) are crucial to the success of microfinance and the sector’s potential to make a lasting impact. The ability of MFIs to operate financially well without sacrificing their social goals has come under scrutiny. This study aims to identify the kind of relationships between the two objectives of MFIs in Ethiopia. Design/
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Environmental corporate social responsibility initiatives and green customer citizenship behavior in tourism industry: the mediating roles of green trust, customer-company identification and green corporate image Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Idrees Waris, Norazah Mohd Suki, Adeel Ahmed, Waseem Barkat
Purpose Environmental issues have triggered the need for sustainable behavior around the globe. The tourism industry’s rapid growth also contributes to environmental degradation through natural resource depletion and excess water and energy utilization. Based on social identity theory, this study aims to assess the impact of environmental corporate social responsibility initiatives on green customers’
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Structural topic modeling for corporate social responsibility of food supply chain management: evidence from FDA recalls on plant-based food products Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Jiyoon An
Purpose The rising number of food recalls has raised concerns about complexity, globalization and weak governance in the food supply chain. This paper aims to investigate the recall of plant-based products with data from the US Food and Drug Administration. Design/methodology/approach Introducing the structural topic modeling method allowed us to test theories on recall in the context of sustainable
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Impact of stakeholder engagement strategies on managerial cognitive decision-making: the context of CSP and CSR Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Salifu Yusif, Abdul Hafeez-Baig
Purpose This study aims to explore the strategies corporations use in engaging stakeholders to sustain healthy corporate partnerships and create value for the corporate entity and the society in which they operate and their influence on the corporate manager’s cognitive abilities and decision-making. Design/methodology/approach The authors used an interpretive research approach leveraging the strengths
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Measuring corporate citizenship and public image: evidence from scale development and validation Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Twinkle Gulati, Saloni Pawan Diwan
Purpose This study aims to measure the absolute impact of corporate citizenship actions on the operable elements of the public image by developing an adequate and parsimonious instrument. Design/methodology/approach Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are used, where initially a literature review is systematized, then related statements are created, examined and confirmed. Altogether, 296
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Strengthening accountability and sustainability reporting: does stakeholder engagement really work? Evidence from the judicial sector Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Floriana Fusco, Pietro Pavone, Paolo Ricci
Purpose This study aims to explore to what extent stakeholder engagement affects the sustainability reporting (SR) process and if it succeeds in facilitating the encounter between demand and supply of accountability, as well as the main challenges of this practice, by focusing on a crucial and under-investigated public sector area, the judicial system. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts an
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Measuring well-being at organizational context: exploring the Better Life Index as a measurement tool Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Susana Dias, Sílvia Luís, Bernardo Cruz
Purpose This study aims to explore prevailing perceptions and practices related to well-being indexes within organizations, using the Better Life Index (BLI) as an example. Design/methodology/approach This investigation consists of two surveys in Portugal. Study 1 (N = 311) explores public perceptions of well-being in business and its relationship with socio-demographic factors. Results show a highly
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Female unemployment and the procedure that a woman has to go through to start a business: microfinance policy thresholds Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Simplice Asongu
Purpose This study aims to examine how the starting of business by females can be promoted by assessing critical levels of microfinance institutions (MFIs) penetration that policymakers must endeavor to maintain and/or attain in order for female unemployment not to represent a constraint in the doing of business. A constraint in doing business is understood in terms of the procedure that a woman has
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Trade-offs in stakeholder theory: an ordonomic perspective Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Ingo Pies, Vladislav Valentinov
Purpose Stakeholder theory understands business in terms of relationships among stakeholders whose interests are mainly joint but may be occasionally conflicting. In the latter case, managers may need to make trade-offs between these interests. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of managerial decision-making about these trade-offs. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on the
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Assessing ethics and sustainability standards in corporate practices Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Walter Leal Filho, Laís Viera Trevisan, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Rosley Anholon, Johannes Platje, Markus Will, Federica Doni, Muhammad Mazhar, Jaluza Maria Lima Silva Borsatto, Carla Bonato Marcolin
Purpose This study aims to investigate how sustainability and ethics are being addressed both by the literature and companies. Furthermore, it seeks to identify the specific strategies that these companies use to foster ethical behaviour and promote sustainability in their business operations. Design/methodology/approach The study entails a bibliometric analysis and a set of case studies from a sample
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Propounding an integrated solution ecosystem to effectuate CSR in India: an alternate framework Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Soumya G. Rajan
Purpose Corporate social responsibility (CSR) was mandated and institutionalised in India through the Companies Act (2013), a decade ago. It is critical to understand the priorities of the models used by the companies to effectuate their CSR policy. This paper aims to understand the skewing of interest towards Education and Health interventions. The paper then proposes a framework to cross-level and
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Stakeholder engagement during the COVID-19 crisis: perspectives from South Africa Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Lindani Myeza, Marianne Kok, Yvette Lange, Warren Maroun
Purpose This study aims to examine how governing bodies demonstrated stakeholder engagement during the time of the COVID-19 crisis in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with 18 participants, comprising of preparers of financial statements, board members and management consultants/advisors. The study also relied on the
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Exploring consumers’ social media engagement in addressing plastic pollution Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Shavneet Sharma, Gurmeet Singh
Purpose Plastic pollution is a major issue that plagues modern society. Scholars are interested in comprehending consumers’ behavioural actions to address plastic pollution. This study aims to delve into the determinants of consumers’ engagement with social media as a medium to address plastic pollution. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model is developed that extends the behavioural reasoning
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Is there any excuse for wrongdoing? The moderating role of perceived reasons for bank irresponsibility in blame appraisal and WOM recommendations Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Grzegorz Zasuwa
Purpose This study aims to outline the role of causal attributions in consumer responses to irresponsible corporate behaviour. Specifically, this paper presents a moderated mediation model that explains how four types of perceived motives behind an irresponsible action shape corporate blame and word-of-mouth recommendations. Design/methodology/approach To test the hypotheses, the study uses data from
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Financial constraints and carbon emissions: an empirical investigation Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Ijaz Ur Rehman, Faisal Shahzad, Muhammad Abdullah Hanif, Ameena Arshad, Bruno S. Sergi
Purpose This study aims to empirically examine the influence of financial constraints on firm carbon emissions. In addition to the role of financial constraints in firm-level carbon emissions, this study also examines this influence in the presence of governance, environmental orientation and firm-level attributes. Design/methodology/approach Using pooled ordinary least square, this study examines
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Unlocking sustainable success: exploring the impact of transformational leadership, organizational culture, and CSR performance on financial performance in the Italian manufacturing sector Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Muhammad Junaid Ahsan
Purpose This study aims to investigate how organizational culture (OC) and transformational leadership (TL) affect corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance (environmental performance and social performance) and financial performance (FP) in the context of the Italian manufacturing sector. Grounded in resource-based view theory, this study explores how these factors influence sustainable firm
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Does CSR affect tax avoidance? Moderating role of political connections in Bangladesh banking sector Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Md. Harun Ur Rashid, Farhana Begum, Syed Zabid Hossain, Jamaliah Said
Purpose This study aims to investigate whether socially responsible businesses with corporate social expenditure are less prone to engaging in tax avoidance. The study also examines whether political connections moderate the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and tax avoidance. Design/methodology/approach The study uses ordinary least squares to analyse the panel data of all
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Exploring the roles of personality traits and self-efficacy on environmental engagement: a Sri Lankan youth survey Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Vilani Sachitra
Purpose Identifying the best predictors of environmental citizenship behavior (ECB) has been a major concern of both researchers and educators aimed at protecting environmental quality and sustain person-environment transactions. This study aims to examine the unique contribution of personality traits and self-efficacy beliefs to the ECB of university youth in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach
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Socially friendly business strategy and social sustainability performance: roles of spiritual capital and social management process Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Bambang Tjahjadi, Noorlailie Soewarno, Tsanya El Karima, Annisa Ayu Putri Sutarsa
Purpose This study aims to determine whether socially friendly business strategy impacts social sustainability performance and, if so, whether social management process and spiritual capital act as mediators and moderators of the relationship. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a comprehensive research framework consisting of the mediation and moderation relationship among four constructs
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Long-term orientation and corporate social responsibility in small and medium-sized enterprises: the role of strategy formation mode Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Nikola Rosecká, Ondřej Machek, Michele Stasa, Aleš Kubíček
Purpose This study aims to explore the effects of long-term orientation (LTO) and strategy formation mode on corporate social responsibility. While many researchers have investigated how large businesses address corporate social responsibility (CSR), there is little empirical evidence on how small- and medium-sized businesses implement CSR or what individual drivers shape this process. Design/methodology/approach
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Unraveling the impact of stakeholder pressure on carbon disclosure in an emerging economy Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Ankita Bedi, Balwinder Singh
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek to shed light on the influence of stakeholder pressure on carbon disclosure in an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach The present study is based on Bombay Stock Exchange 100 Indian firms for the period of 5 years from 2016–17 to 2020–21. The association between stakeholder pressure and carbon disclosure, along with certain control variables, has
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Predicting cause-related marketing patronage intentions, corporate social responsibility motives and moderating role of spirituality Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-12 A.K.S. Suryavanshi, Viral Bhatt, Sujo Thomas, Ritesh Patel, Harsha Jariwala
Purpose Recent studies have observed rise in consumer’s ethical concerns about the online retailers while making a purchase decision. The impetus for businesses to use corporate social responsibility (CSR) is evident, but the effects of CSR motives on corresponding processes underlying cause-related marketing (CRM) patronage intention have not been thoroughly examined. This study, anchored on attribution
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Socially responsible life cycle assessment: organizational activity for the greater good Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Myriam Ertz, Shashi Kashav, Tian Zeng, Shouheng Sun
Purpose Traditionally, life cycle assessment (LCA) has focused on environmental aspects, but integrating social aspects in LCA has gained traction among scholars and practitioners. This study aims to review key social life cycle assessment (SLCA) themes, namely, drivers and barriers of SLCA implementation, methodology and measurement metrics, classification of initiatives to improve SLCA and customer
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The effect of prosocial orientation on CSR scope: the moderating role of the CSR department Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Yoo Na Youm, Jin Young Lee, Chong Kyoon Lee
Purpose Considering that corporate social responsibility (CSR) addresses a wide range of claims from multiple stakeholders, companies must determine their CSR scope. This paper aims to examine what factors influence a firm’s decision in its scope of CSR. In exploring what factors influence CSR scope, the authors examine the relationship between a firm’s prosocial orientation and CSR and further examine
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From words to action: unpacking the real impact of sustainability initiatives on carbon emissions reduction Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Ayman Issa, Mohammad In'airat
Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the correlation between a company’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and its actual carbon performance. Additionally, the study investigates how female decision-makers may influence this relationship as moderators. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a data set consisting of 1,258 observations from companies listed on the STOXX Europe 600 index
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Factors affecting retailer social responsibility: a PLS-SEM approach in the context of Bangladesh Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Md. Farijul Islam, M.M. Mofiz Uddin, Md. Mominur Rahman
Purpose This study aims to examine the determinants of retailer social responsibility (RSR) in Old Dhaka City and their impact on RSR practices. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional design was used to collect primary data from 180 retailers through a questionnaire survey. The study used partial least squares structural equation modeling to analyze the data and examine the relationships among
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Sustainable purchase intentions towards organic food during Covid-19 pandemic: an exploratory study on Indian consumers Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Vijay Amrit Raj, Siddharth Shankar Rai, Sahil Singh Jasrotia
Purpose This study aims to determine the factors influencing consumers’ organic food purchase intention during Covid-19 and how Covid-19 impacted these factors. Understanding these factors will assist marketers in making strategic decisions on how to market their products during a crisis. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative approach. Data were collected online from 278 organic
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Abuse of power influencing sexual harassment behaviour in Pakistani sports Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Nabila Sarwar
Purpose The prevalence of sexual harassment (SH) in Pakistan can be traced back to deeply ingrained cultural ideas, myths and practices that justify and normalize such behavior. This prevalence justifies the need to uncover the factors behind this phenomenon. As a result, a more detailed mechanism of how and why abuse of power (AOP) can influence female athletes' perceptions of SH behaviors is needed
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Determinants of online-reporting on sustainable development goals: the case of Portuguese Higher Education Institutions Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Sónia Monteiro, Verónica Ribeiro, Estela Vilhena, Kátia Lemos, Cristiana Molho
Purpose Some studies investigate the determinants of sustainability/integrated reporting in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). However, empirical research is still very embryonic in the scope of sustainable development goals (SDGs). As far as the authors are aware, previous research related to reporting in HEIs has not considered the linkage with the SDGs. Thus, this paper aims to analyse the disclosure
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Innovation capabilities, innovation strategies and export performance: the moderating impact of corporate social responsibility Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Ali Kazemi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Ghasempour Ganji, Abdullah Na'ami
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the link between internal capabilities, innovation strategies and export performance (EP), considering the corporate social responsibility (CSR) principle as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach The statistical population of the current study is the food and agricultural products exporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) which participated in the
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The effectiveness of social norms in promoting green consumption Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Van Thi Hong Do, Long Thanh Do
Purpose Given the seriousness of environmental issues, academic research has proposed social norms as an effective policy tool to encourage a wide range of pro-environmental behaviors, including green consumption. However, tangible evidence of the effectiveness of the social norm approach for green consumption behaviors is unreconciled, raising controversy about such a strategy. Considering that social
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External stakeholders in the governance of slums in Ghana Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Albert Ahenkan, James Kwame Mensah, Alexander Preko
Purpose In the space of slums are many stakeholders; the extent to which their assistance contributes to slum administration is sparsely studied. The study aims to examine how external stakeholders contribute to slum administration within the Ghanaian context. Design/methodology/approach Using the stakeholder theory, the study used an exploratory qualitative design based on face-to-face, in-depth interviews
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Managerial values and corporate social responsibility practices: multilevel and multistakeholder analysis Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Habtie Alemnew Belay, Fentaye Kassa Hailu, Gedif Tessema Sinshaw
Purpose This study aims to posit that managerial value would be one of the responsible factors for the difference in corporate social responsibility practice among businesses. It then empirically tested the effect of managerial value, with the moderation of organizational culture, on corporate social responsibility practice. Design/methodology/approach The authors have devised a “moderated micro-macro
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Intrinsic drivers of the reputation for CSR: a cognitive analysis of consumer expectations Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Abosede Ijabadeniyi, Jeevarathnam Parthasarathy Govender
Purpose The appraisal of corporate reputation based on third-party corporate social responsibility (CSR) indices appears to have been institutionalized. The endorsement of such an approach by sustainability custodians and influencers undermines the uptake of the morality and legitimacy of CSR. This study takes a social realist perspective, which suggests that social phenomena such as CSR and corporate
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Integrating ESG disclosure into the relationship between CSR and green organizational culture toward green Innovation Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Bilal Mukhtar, Muhammad Kashif Shad, Lai Fong Woon, Mehwish Haider, Ahmad Waqas
Purpose This study aims to propose a conceptual framework to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and green organizational culture (GOC) on green innovation with the moderating role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on primary data to be collected from 204 manufacturing
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Environmental corporate social responsibility initiatives and the attitude-intention-behavior gap in green consumption Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Cong Doanh Duong
Purpose The purpose of this study is to use the theory of planned behavior and a moderated mediation model to bridge the gap between attitude, intention and behavior in the context of green consumption. The study will focus on how environmental corporate social responsibility initiatives play a positive moderating role in the mediation effect of green purchase intention on the relationship between
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How socially responsible human resource management fosters work engagement: the role of perceived organizational support and affective organizational commitment Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Sara Pimenta, Ana Patrícia Duarte, Eduardo Simões
Purpose In recent years, efforts to reinforce the links between corporate social responsibility and human resource management have highlighted employees’ role as crucial organizational stakeholders. This study aims to investigate whether workers’ perception of socially responsible human resource management (SR-HRM) based on employee-focused practices is related to work engagement (WE). This research
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Entrepreneurial passion and family SMEs internationalization success: examining the moderating effect of the adversity of fragile countries Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Cherine Jneid
Purpose The assessment of the role of entrepreneurial passion in international entrepreneurship needs further attention. This study aims to fill this research gap by assessing the role of developing entrepreneurial passion, when moderated by the adversity of fragile countries, in the success of small and medium family enterprises’ (family SMEs) internationalization success. Design/methodology/approach
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The nexus between cultural values and perceptions of corporate sustainable development Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Georgios A. Deirmentzoglou, Konstantina K. Agoraki, Patroklos Patsoulis
Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of cultural values on perceptions of corporate sustainable development (CSD). In recent years, the intensity of the connection between cultural values and SD has been a heavily debated topic. Subsequently, this issue has gained considerable attention from management academics. Design/methodology/approach To shed light on this phenomenon, this study
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Quality of integrated reports: evidence from Brazilian public universities Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Cintia de Melo de Albuquerque Ribeiro, Marcelo Pereira Moraes, Alan Bandeira Pinheiro, Júlio Neto
Purpose This paper aims to assess the level of compliance of the Integrated Management Reports of four Brazilian public universities with the International Integrated Reporting Framework. Design/methodology/approach The authors carried out documentary research on the management reports of four Brazilian public universities for the period 2018–2020. For the analysis, the authors developed a Disclosure
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Developing environmental performance through sustainable practices, environmental CSR and behavioural intentions: an online approach during the COVID-19 pandemic Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Bahadur Ali Soomro, Ghada Mohamed Elhag, Mitho Khan Bhatti, Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Naimatullah Shah
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the development of environmental performance (EP) through sustainable practices (SPs), environmental corporate social responsibility (environmental CSR) and behavioural intentions (BIs) among Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach In this study, the researchers applied a quantitative approach which involved significant
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Transparency reports as CSR reports: motives, stakeholders, and strategies Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Amanda Reid, Evan Ringel, Shanetta M. Pendleton
Purpose The purpose of this study is to situate information and communications technology (ICT) “transparency reports” within the theoretical framework of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. The self-denominated transparency report serves a dual purpose of highlighting an ICT company’s socially responsible behavior while also holding government agencies accountable for surveillance and
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Socially responsible consumers and stockpiling during crises: the intersection of personal norms and fear Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Sayed Elhoushy, Manuel Alector Ribeiro
Purpose Urging people to avoid stockpiling was a common declaration made by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, yet empty supermarket shelves and supply shortages of basic products were observed worldwide. This study aims to (a) identify the factors that activate consumer personal norms towards socially responsible behaviours, specifically resisting stockpiling, and (b) examine how fear
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Design of a protocol model for the integration of social value in strategic management through social accounting Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Alfonso Echanove-Franco, Leire San-Jose, José Luis Retolaza
Purpose This study aims to structure a model for integrating social value into strategic management based on identifying the critical success factors (CSF) for such integration in the investigated companies. Design/methodology/approach This research was based on the actor–network theory. Through a rigorous approach to the case study methodology in a two-stage process lasting 21 months, we carried out
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Stakeholders' perception of mandatory CSR in the Indian hotel industry: scale development and validation Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-01 K. Aparna, S. Amilan, Vimal Raj L.
Purpose This study aims to develop and validate a scale to measure stakeholders' perception of mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the hotel industry in India. Design/methodology/approach CSR items were generated based on a qualitative approach. The underlying factorial structure of the scale is determined using exploratory factor analysis. The measurement model is verified
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between attitudes toward socially responsible corporations and purchasing intentions Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Meungguk Park, Morgan Chitiyo, Kihwan Kim, Taeho Yoh
Purpose A majority of consumers are supportive of socially responsible companies making positive contributions to their communities. However, results of empirical studies on consumers’ attitudes toward corporate social responsibility (ACSR) and their purchasing intentions (PI) have been inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to measure the strength of association between ACSR and PI. This study
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Does corporate sustainability mitigate firm risk? An empirical analysis on S&P 500 controversial companies Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Mauro Sciarelli, Giovanni Landi, Lorenzo Turriziani, Anna Prisco
Purpose This study aims to explore the impact of controversial firms’ corporate sustainability assessments on their risk exposure according to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) paradigm. Design/methodology/approach This study conducts a cross-sectional study using the ordinary least squares approach to test how corporate social responsibility practices affect firms’ risk exposure, testing
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Understanding environmentally responsible behavior of tourists at coastal tourist destinations Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Sadia Aziz, Muhammad Abdullah Khan Niazi
Purpose Tourists’ irresponsible behaviours (e.g. damaging flowers, writing and painting on the walls and throwing waste material in the water and around the sea site) damage the coastal environment. The irresponsible behaviour of tourists has raised concerns about the sustainability of the coastal tourism environment. The purpose of this study is to identify and explain the behavioural patterns of
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Do countries capture their inclusive growth, sustainability, and poverty correctly? A study on statistical performance indicators defined by World Bank Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-05 Shailesh Rastogi, Kuldeep Singh, Jagjeevan Kanoujiya
Purpose Nowadays, informed decision-making is catching up. Technological advancements and computing ability further fuel and facilitate this tilt toward informed decision-making. In such a scenario, data is cynosure. Therefore, the ability to gather data by a nation (incredibly accurate public data) becomes equally important and relevant, as measured by statistical performance indicators (SPI). This
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Director independence and its influence on corporate social responsibility decisions and performance Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Ranjita Islam, Muhammad Ali, Erica French
Purpose This study aims to provide an understanding of how directors perceive the relationship between board independence and corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance which has remained under-researched. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews of 19 directors from 14 organisations operating in Australia. Data were analysed following
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Linking CSR and organizational performance: the intervening role of sustainability risk management and organizational reputation Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Kuldeep Singh, Rebecca Abraham, Jitendra Yadav, Amit Kumar Agrawal, Prasanna Kolar
Purpose The purpose of this study is to look at the multifaceted relationship mechanism between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organizational performance (OP) via sustainability risk management (SRM) and organizational reputation (OR). Design/methodology/approach This research connects CSR to OP via SRM and OR. Based on a sample of 325 managers of multinational firms in India, a theoretical