Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of Colombian Companies as Perceived by Industrial Engineering Students

Morales-Gualdrón, Silvia Teresa; Forero, Daniel Andrés La Rotta; Vergara, Juliana Andrea Arias; Ardila, Juliana Montoya; Bañol, Carolina Herrera

doi:10.1007/s11948-020-00264-8

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“…One of the primary roles of the university is to provide CSR activities (Lozano et al 2013;Plungpongpan et al 2016) by developing new methods and structures for students to make them aware of the importance of responsible and sustainable education (Pizzutilo and Venezia 2021;Ritter 2006;Setó-Pamies and Papaoikonomou 2016). Some scholars emphasize that the university has a much broader responsibility beyond academic instruction (Aversano et al 2020;Rahman et al 2019) and that there is a need to educate students to be "adult citizens" (Kleymann and Tapie 2010;Storey et al 2017;Wymer and Rundle-Thiele 2017), and make them aware of the role they play and will play in society as employees, consumers and entrepreneurs, but most importantly as stakeholders (Morales-Gualdrón et al 2020). The integration of CSR at the University can be seen as a strategy to better meet the employment expectations of students and a better reputation for the University (MuijenHeidi 2004;Asemah et al 2013).…”

Section: Corporate Social Responsibility In Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

CSR Reporting Practices: The Case of University of Bari

Campobasso

Galeone

Ranaldo

et al. 2022

Administrative Sciences

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relevant topic for researchers and practitioners, widely explored with reference to companies. However, there are still few studies that address how higher education institutions integrate CSR practices into their strategy. This represents an important limitation since the university, through academic training and research activity, is the main promoter of CSR practices among different categories of stakeholders. Given the many benefits associated with the adoption of CSR, this study aims to explore the topic of CSR in universities, as they are institutions that act in the public interest and represent the ideal context for spreading the culture of preserving environmental and social, as well as economic, sustainability. The main purpose of this study is to explore, through the methodology of case studies, the type and effectiveness of the tools used by universities, specifically the University of Bari, to disseminate and integrate CSR into corporate strategy. Furthermore, this study aims to investigate how the university ensures the involvement of stakeholders, represented in particular by professors, administrators and students (stakeholder approach), in CSR initiatives. The analysis revealed the centrality of the investigated university in promoting CSR issues and sustainable territorial development. Finally, the study provides empirical evidence of the actions and methods of integrating CSR practices into corporate strategy and the ways in which stakeholders are involved.

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Section: Corporate Social Responsibility In Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

CSR Reporting Practices: The Case of University of Bari

Campobasso

Galeone

Ranaldo

et al. 2022

Administrative Sciences

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“…Although we cannot verify whether students prefer to be entrepreneurs or employees in a pandemic time, students who like challenges, are determined, and have autonomy tend to want to be entrepreneurs [68]. Potential entrepreneurs have a more critical view of companies' commitment [73]. On the other hand, students who favor the number of pre-established hours of work, job security, and the guarantee of a salary, prefer to be employed [74].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Students whose parents are employees in organizations are more likely to be employed [68]. However, as students gain more experience in the labor market, the desire to become employers tends to increase [73].…”

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confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurial Intention before and during COVID-19—A Case Study on Portuguese University Students

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The present research aims to compare the entrepreneurial intention of university students before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, some dimensions were analyzed, such as the availability of this target audience to undertake an activity at their own risk, the preference for a future while employed by others, their perception of the values that society places on entrepreneurship, and the entrepreneurial abilities/skillsets. A comparative study of a quantitative nature was used, associating two samples composed of students of higher education in Portugal, the data were obtained before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis of the results permits us to conclude: (1) in the circumstances of macroeconomic changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurial activity does not decrease; (2) respondents are less interested in being employed by others and more attracted to being entrepreneurs; (3) there is a growing concordance with the values that society places on entrepreneurship; and (4) there is now a greater aptitude for entrepreneurial activity. The present research is original, as it compares data obtained in different contexts of economic and social stability. It contributes to theory and practice, in the sense that it points to conclusions in the opposite direction of other studies carried out in situations of disasters of another nature, and can serve as a reference for the development of strategies to promote entrepreneurship, within higher education institutions and official entities to publicize and promote new public policies.

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“…The instrument was an adaptation of a tool developed by Morales-Gualdrón et al (2020) who explored the first approach of CSR perceptions studies. That is, to identify students' vision about how socially responsible companies had been in a given country (Colombia).…”

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Industrial Engineering Students’ Corporate Social Responsibility Priorities Within “a Well-Managed” Company

La Rotta Forero,

Morales Gualdrón

2024

JHETP

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Explores Industrial Engineering students’ Corporate Social Responsibility priorities within their vision of a "well-managed” company. It also analyses differences by gender and academic level. A statistically representative sample was assessed including nine CSR dimensions. Results show that for students “a well-managed” company prioritizes social responsibility practices that go beyond those related to Shareholders. Unlike other studies where women have been more sensitive, resulting significant differences were equally distributed with men. Concerning Academic level, scores of Initial level students are higher than those at Middle and Advanced. Therefore, for Initial level students, a "well-managed” company is more committed to CSR, when compared with what was reported by the other two groups. Presented priorities reveal insights into students´ possible professional CSR commitment by the time they graduate. This is the first study of this type among Industrial Engineers. Proposed instrument allows to identify students' sensitivity towards CSR and is fundamental for curricular decisions. Moreover, it can be used to evaluate the commitment of any stakeholder and be useful beyond the educational context.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of Colombian Companies as Perceived by Industrial Engineering Students

Cited by 6 publications

References 55 publications

CSR Reporting Practices: The Case of University of Bari

CSR Reporting Practices: The Case of University of Bari

Entrepreneurial Intention before and during COVID-19—A Case Study on Portuguese University Students

Industrial Engineering Students’ Corporate Social Responsibility Priorities Within “a Well-Managed” Company

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