CSR and technology companies: A study on its implementation, integration and effects on the competitiveness of companies

Conesa, Juan Andrés Bernal; Nieto, Carmen de Nieves; Peñalver, Antonio Juan Briones

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“…In the field of strategic management, after the contribution of Porter and Kramer (2006), CSR has been empirically linked with competitive success and better performance (Weber, 2008;Vilanova et al, 2009;Marín et al, 2012;Boulouta and Pitelis 2014;Gallardo-Vázquez and Sánchez-Hernández, 2014a;Bernal-Conesa et al, 2016). There are two important concepts under the consideration of CSR as a strategic option for businesses: first, the concept of share value (Porter and Kramer 2011) stresses the idea that every enterprise has to generate benefits not only for shareholders but also for society, in order to create a competitive advantage to guarantee success and their own sustainability.…”

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Orientation towards social responsibility of North-West African firms

Hernández

Carvalho

Paiva

2019

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Purpose: Corporate Social Responsibility orientation (CSRO) is considered a crucial strategy to enhance long-term competitiveness around the world and it is starting to be a broader issue in Africa. Based on recent works addressing the CSRO-performance relationship in countries outside the African continent, this paper aims to assess CRSO in NorthWest Africa. Design/methodology/approach: In this study a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 122 managers in two countries in NorthWest Africa: Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast. Partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to assess the path or relationships for the NorthWest African context. Findings: The results show that there is a generally positive perception of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of CSRO, although special emphasis is given to economic and social issues, mainly when they are related to human resources. The study also revealed the important role of innovation as mediator between CSRO and firm performance. Practical implications: The study points out the role of managers in promoting a culture of social innovation by focusing on the CSR philosophy for improving the competitive success of African businesses. Social implications: The social, economic and legal context of Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast are vulnerable. Our findings raise concerns about whether governments and regulatory efforts improve the development of the strategies toward social responsibility of African firms and whether they also increase the role of the firms in producing positive externalities to the market through CSRO'. Originality values: Very few studies have investigated CSRO in Africa. Aiming to switch from the current CSRO in developed countries to an African perspective of CSRO, this paper contributes to filling the existing gap through the study of managers' perceptions about CSR in two countries in NorthWest Africa: Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast.

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Orientation towards social responsibility of North-West African firms

Hernández

Carvalho

Paiva

2019

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Integration of corporate social responsibility for improved company performance: Evidence from the Indonesian manufacturing industry

Rinawiyanti

Huang

As-Saber

2022

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This study aims to investigate how corporate social responsibility (CSR) integration can improve company performance. Using 435 surveyed data from the Indonesian manufacturing industry in Java, this study employed Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to verify the hypotheses. The findings reveal that strategic CSR integration has a significant impact on employee, operational, and financial performances, while functional CSR integration has a substantial effect on customer, employee, operational and financial performances. The results also suggest that strategic CSR integration has a significant effect on functional CSR integration. The findings highlight that, when mediated by functional integration, strategic integration has a greater impact on company performance. The findings can encourage executives to integrate CSR more effectively at the strategic and functional levels in order to obtain better social and financial performances.

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Social Responsibility, Communication and Financial Data of Hospitals: A Structural Modelling Approach in a Sustainability Scope

2020

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Health is one of the fundamental pillars of public management and should be one of the main objectives of any society that pursues true progress and well-being for its citizens. In recent years, the public health system has been seeking collaborative synergies with the private health system to achieve efficient functioning at the levels of care demand, waiting lists and financial pressure. For this reason, private entities in the hospital field must be analysed through the application of information systems comprised of financial and non-financial indicators. In this organizational context, economic and financial data, communication, and social responsibility are essential to correctly manage the performance of hospital companies. Drawing on stakeholder and dynamic capabilities theories, we have defined a conceptual model that proposes that a greater predisposition to social responsibility actions by hospitals could explain communication practices and economic and financial results. Thus, the main objective of this study is to determine the possible relationship between three important aspects in the management of hospital companies: social responsibility, communication, and economic and financial results. Partial least square technique was applied to estimate a structural equation model to analyse a sample of 122 hospitals operating in Spain. This paper also analyses how communication mediates the relationship between social responsibility and economic and financial results. The main results empirically validate a model that links and predicts the social responsibility actions undertaken by these companies, which are directly related to the business communication that is carried out and the economic and financial results. Related to the implications, managers could adopt strategies once they know that they will contribute to improve their relationships with stakeholders and shareholders.

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CSR and technology companies: A study on its implementation, integration and effects on the competitiveness of companies

Cited by 3 publications

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Orientation towards social responsibility of North-West African firms

Orientation towards social responsibility of North-West African firms

Integration of corporate social responsibility for improved company performance: Evidence from the Indonesian manufacturing industry

Social Responsibility, Communication and Financial Data of Hospitals: A Structural Modelling Approach in a Sustainability Scope

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