Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Motivations in a Least Developed Country

Elifneh, Yohannes Workeaferahu

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-4510-8_8

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“…On a very positive note, new perspectives could be added to the literature in this region by surveying several companies rather than one single case. In least developed countries, for instance, firms are still questioning the benefits of integrating CSR (Elifneh, 2020 ). The perspective of most researchers holds that managers might give CSR more attention if they could expect CSR actions to help them bridge the gap between revenues and implied costs of CSR actions.…”

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Employee wellbeing and cost reduction drivers of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from Congolese mining sector

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Bahizire²

2023

Front. Psychol.

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This research proposes an internal organizational framework that explains why firms implement corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on the perspective of managers in the mining sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), wellbeing of employees and cost reduction were identified as internal driving factors of CSR. This study was carried out on a sample of 103 mining, using a structural equation through LISREL. The findings of the study reveal; first, that firms' pursuit of cost reduction positively influences the implementation of CSR; second, firms are driven by CSR in order to ensure the wellbeing of their employees, fostered by compliance with labor standards in the mining sector. Therefore, CSR compliance was included as a mediating variable. Lastly, the lack of resources remains a barrier to CSR implementation. This research adds to the growing body of literature on CSR antecedents by demonstrating that in the Congolese mining sector, CSR implementation is linked to the wellbeing of employees as well as compliance to labor standards and regulations, cost reduction, and financial resources as well as human resources. This research responds to deficiency in novelty and lack of academic studies on drivers of CSR in the mining sector in Sub-Saharan regions.

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Employee wellbeing and cost reduction drivers of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from Congolese mining sector

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2023

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“…Businesses operating in the country are expected to integrate social demands (integrative approach) along with ethical considerations (ethical approach) in order to generate a positive impact on society. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Ethiopia has become a significant feature of managing businesses, which implies all the appropriate social, environmental, and economic actions that a firm must incorporate to satisfy the concerns of stakeholders and the financial requirements of shareholders [17,18].…”

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Why Socially Responsible? Determinant Factors of Organizational Performance: Case of Dangote Cement Factory in Ethiopia

2021

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The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of corporate social responsibility on the organizational performance of the Dangote cement factory in Ethiopia. In order to achieve the research objectives, the authors adopted both a descriptive and explanatory research design. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data from the targeted group of the study, where the probability and non-probability sampling technique was employed to draw a sample of 179. The collected data were presented and analyzed using the SPSS (version 20) statistical software package. A multiple linear regression model was applied to see the effect of CSR on organizational performance. The study showed that philanthropic activities, ethical activities, and legal activities affect organizational performance, have a positive relationship, and are statistically significant at a 1% confidence interval. It was concluded that for the existence of business industries, the community relation is key to ensuring a conducive atmosphere for the business to succeed.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Motivations in a Least Developed Country

Cited by 2 publications

References 72 publications

Employee wellbeing and cost reduction drivers of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from Congolese mining sector

Employee wellbeing and cost reduction drivers of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from Congolese mining sector

Why Socially Responsible? Determinant Factors of Organizational Performance: Case of Dangote Cement Factory in Ethiopia

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