Corporate social responsibility Japanese style

Antecedents of CSR Practices in MNCs’ Subsidiaries: A Stakeholder and Institutional Perspective

“…There is sufficient evidence in the CSR literature to suggest that there are significant differences in the management and orientation of CSR across different countries (e.g., Baughn et al, 2006;Bondy et al, 2004;Welford, 2005;Wokutch, 1990). Welford (2005) compared large companies' written policies of CSR in 15 countries across Europe, Asia, and North America, and found fewer companies in Asia had CSR policies relating to their staff than those in Europe or North America.…”

Exploring the Geography of Corporate Philanthropic Disaster Response: A Study of Fortune Global 500 Firms

“…An early study (Wokutch, 1990) suggested that Japanese firms were already more advanced in developing cooperative labor-management-government relations and integrating occupational safety and health concerns in their management practices than US firms. More recent studies (e.g., Welford, 2005) reveal that interest in CSR issues among Asian firms has increased rapidly in recent years, although they emphasize different issues than European or North American firms.…”

“…The literature on philanthropy and that on corporate social responsibility (CSR) also suggests at a general level that companies from different parts of the world engage in these behaviors in different ways and to varying degrees (Jose and Lee, 2007;Kolk, 2005;Maignan and Ralston, 2002;Pasquero, 1991;Shen, 2004;Welford, 2005;Wokutch, 1990). Much of this comparative research has been conducted at the regional level.…”

Socially Responsible Investment in Japan: Its Mechanism and Drivers

“…The preference for soft and conflict-free language, coupled with its origin as a new financial product, implies that aggressive or activist connotations of screening activities have not taken root in Japan. Moreover, NGOs and the civil sector (Nagasaka, 2007) and consumer movements (Wokutch, 1990) are relatively underdeveloped in Japan, which makes it difficult for SRI to address societal challenges from the point of view of the affected stakeholders of companies.…”