A review of CSR classification schemes and the operationalization of bolted‐on vs. built‐in CSR

Rahman, Noushi; Blake, Laura J.

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“…There is no universally acceptable approach to assess CSR, with different researchers using alternative definitions and measures (Rahman and Blake, 2021). Within the management literature, CSR is usually viewed as being multi-dimensional, including its mission, ensuring the well-being of society, benefits to stakeholders through business actions and contribution of resources to activities (Du et al , 2011; Van Doorn et al , 2017).…”

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Corporate social responsibility: a cluster analysis of manufacturing firms in India

Dawar

Polonsky

Bhatia

2023

SRJ

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Purpose This paper aims to identify the corporate social responsibility (CSR) patterns of Indian manufacturing firms using a CSR index based on ISO26000 and India’s National Voluntary CSR Guidelines. Design/methodology/approach A total of 121 manufacturing enterprises in the national capital region (NCR) were surveyed. The questions related to the involvement of CSR in business strategy, involvement in CSR planning, involvement in environmental activities, involvement in social activities, monitoring, evaluation and involvement in CSR, reporting and policy and deployment of CSR. A two-step cluster analysis using log-likelihood measures was used to identify groupings in the data set based on their performance across the seven issues. Findings The two distinctive segments identified adopted intermediate CSR activities, and one undertook advanced CSR activities. Research limitations/implications This study has several limitations. First, the survey data were drawn exclusively from medium-sized enterprises in the NCR. Second, all the indicators in the CSR index were equally weighted. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature by grouping manufacturers’ CSR activities based on seven dimensions suggested in ISO26000 and India’s National Voluntary Guidelines. The results of this study can help managers, boards and regulators better understand CSR and identify ways to improve it further.

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Corporate social responsibility: a cluster analysis of manufacturing firms in India

Dawar

Polonsky

Bhatia

2023

SRJ

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“…In addition, companies conceal their real purpose by undertaking CSR with the purpose to obtain unexpected results (Lu et al, 2019). For example, engaging in CSR activities on a continuous basis provides insurance‐like effects (Shiu & Yang, 2015), promotes the improvement in corporate social performance, and is likely to be beneficial to increase shareholder wealth (Rahman & Blake, 2021). Furthermore, the cost of implementing CSR actions is considered by companies because of the temptation of short‐term benefits.…”

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A novel framework to unearth corporate hypocrisy: Connotation, formation mechanism, manifestation, and contagion effect

Wang

Jamali

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Business Ethics Env & Resp

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Corporate hypocrisy refers to the phenomenon of inconsistency between words and deeds of a firm in the process of fulfilling its social responsibility. Despite the fact that the literature related to corporate hypocrisy has made some progress, there have been very few attempts to scrutinize the topic systematically. In the light of egoistic and altruistic motivations, and capitalizing on social network theory, this study classifies corporate hypocrisy into three types: direct corporate hypocrisy, indirect corporate hypocrisy, and interactive corporate hypocrisy. Considering the differences in the identification of pro-social motivation attributes between companies and the public in releasing/analyzing hypocritical information, a 2 (companies vs. the public) × 2 (egoism vs. altruism) framework of the formation mechanism of corporate hypocrisy was constructed. Nine differentiated manifestations were defined from the perspective of preevent, during the event, and postevent time dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) behaviors and the type of corporate hypocritical behavior. Based on stakeholder theory, the contagion effect of corporate hypocrisy was also analyzed from the perspective of primary and secondary stakeholders, the "immunityinfection" dual-pathway analysis model of the contagion effect of corporate hypocrisy was constructed, and the intervention measures were proposed. A novel framework to understand corporate hypocrisy in the mode of "sending-receiving" was proposed, which can enrich and deepen our understanding of corporate hypocrisy and possible causes and mitigation measures. Conclusions obtained through our study can help the public, governments, and firms to better understand, track, and oversee the phenomenon of corporate hypocrisy and evolve proper guidelines to minimize hypocritical behavior.

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“…Corporate Social Responsibility is an attempt to integrate social and environmental objectives on a voluntary basis into their business and to shape their relationships with their stakeholders along with these principles (Rahman and Blake, 2021;Eweje, 2015). According to McKenzie-Mohr et al (2012), the concept of CSR means that companies voluntarily apply social and environmental aspects in their business and relationships with their partners.…”

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Analysis of the Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility of Hungarian Small and Mediumsized Enterprises in the Era of Coronavirus

Karácsony

2022

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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Environmental protection is a very important segment of our lives. If we do not pay enough attention to it there will be serious problems in the near future. The goal of this study was to present current practices and approaches to environmental aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the case of some Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises. During the research a questionnaire survey was conducted. Based on the results, the coronavirus crisis had a significant impact on the environmental activity of Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises. Small and medium-sized enterprises have been hit hardest by the 1st and 2nd wave of the coronavirus crisis. According to the surveyed data, there is a strong correlation between the coronavirus crisis and the environmental targets. Due to the financial difficulties, Hungarian enterprises had to reduce their budget for supporting environmental protection.

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A review of CSR classification schemes and the operationalization of bolted‐on vs. built‐in CSR

Cited by 5 publications

References 71 publications

Corporate social responsibility: a cluster analysis of manufacturing firms in India

Corporate social responsibility: a cluster analysis of manufacturing firms in India

A novel framework to unearth corporate hypocrisy: Connotation, formation mechanism, manifestation, and contagion effect

Analysis of the Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility of Hungarian Small and Mediumsized Enterprises in the Era of Coronavirus

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