Exporting corporate social responsibility into Africa? The experiences of South African companies in Swaziland

Betancourt, Diana

doi:10.1080/02589001.2016.1206250

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“…Note that the actual economical impact of adopting CSR measures is still under investigation [65], but certain critical aspects such as adapting corporate procedures to the needs of people with disabilities are absolutely essential for OGT [66]. Other noteworthy dimensions are CSR adaptation to countries under development [66,67], and adaptation of OGT concepts to concrete areas, for instance libraries [68] or the construction sector [69].…”

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confidence: 99%

Organic Growth Theory for Corporate Sustainability

Karnama¹,

Vinuesa

2020

Sustainability

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This paper introduces a theory for the evolution of corporates in which the growth and sustainability strategies are developed simultaneously. Since the introduction of corporate sustainability, it has been seen an extra cost for risk mitigation and making “compensating” positive impact. The world has reached a tipping point of volatility, mainly due to climate change but also due to the emergence of COVID-19, therefore the applicability of existing corporate structures is under question and this poses high risk to the existence of our planet. On the other hand, the technology cost for sustainable investment has reached parity in comparison with non-sustainable alternatives. Therefore, our proposed Organic Growth Theory introduces a step-by-step approach so that corporates can grow and be profitable without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It is concluded that a new structure for corporates, called founcorps, would be required to direct corporates to evolve into being a responsible legal entity.

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confidence: 99%

Organic Growth Theory for Corporate Sustainability

Karnama¹,

Vinuesa

2020

Sustainability

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“…Western institutions have diffused into these countries for some time now (Acemoglu et al 2000;North 1990). The historical role of raw material industries in bringing new institutions to colonized countries is reflected in the modern age in a new way as companies encourage institutional development through acts of corporate social responsibility for the purpose of expanding the consumer base and improving business operations (Betancourt 2016). The facilities may also experience pressures within the industry to conform to institutional standards of the global market (Husted and Allen 2006), which is dominated in large part by the West.…”

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confidence: 99%

Bribery in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Mediating Effects of Institutional Development and Trust

Joslyn

2019

Socius

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The issue of bribery raises questions about the implications of institutional development and trust in the raw material industry. This paper uses theories of institutionalism and trust to explore path dependence arguments seeking to explain the resource curse puzzle. Institutional development and trust are examined as potential mediators linking mineral extraction/processing to bribery in sub-Saharan African countries. The model suggests potential factors linking raw material industries to institutional development and institutional development to the degradation of interpersonal and generalized trust. The proposed model is tested with data on a sample of sub-Saharan African countries using multilevel logistic regression with promising results.

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“…Business social responsibility (BSR): A fluid concept BSR is often used interchangeably with terms such as corporate citizenship, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and corporate responsibility (Ashley & Haysom, 2006;Lenssen and Van Wassenhove, 2012;Betancourt, 2016). Carroll (1979) conceives BSR to encompass the economic, legal, ethical and discretionary expectations that society has of organisations at a given point of time.…”

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“…For some authors, BSR captures the capability and openness of the business to respond to development priorities, and its willingness to engage an active civil society and the state in a manner that positively directs, regulates and complements their business efforts (Blowfield 2007;Miles & Jones 2009;Betancourt, 2016). While this erudite approach emphasises the developmental perspective on BSR, it is only one unique variant of BSR, which can be contrasted with the social activist and minimalist perspectives.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Apart from the profound visibility of SMME's BSR initiatives in developed countries' literature and their emergent nature in developing economies, there is academic confusion about the constitution and breadth of SMME's BSR activities (see Ashley & Gareth Haysom, 2006;Betancourt 2016;Dzansi, 2016;Jamali, Lund-Thomsen & Jeppesen, 2017). For instance, SMMEs may not necessarily conceive the gamut of their social responsibility activities as constituting BSR per se (see Dzansi, 2004;Moeti, 2016;Jamali et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Reconciling Business Social Responsibility Goals, Activities and Practices in Hospitality SMMES in an Emerging Economy

Rambe¹

2018

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Despite the prominence of business social responsibility (BSR) studies in advanced economies and their gradual maturation in emerging economies, no systematic attempt has been made to reconcile BSR goals, activities and entrenched practices that support them. In emerging economies where BSR is gaining currency but remains vaguely understood, the pernicious effect of small, micro and medium enterprises' (SMMEs) casual approach to BSR is sheer reductionism that narrows down BSR goals, activities and practices exclusively to philanthropy. This ideological illusion often precludes SMMEs from leveraging their competitive advantage due to their negation of paramount ethical, legal, and economic considerations. Drawing on quantitative approach, a survey was conducted on 92 owner/managers of hospitality SMMEs in the Free State province, South Africa to explore the relationship between BSR goals, activities and practices. Evidence suggests that hospitality SMMEs' goals are crystallised in conformity to laws and regulations and in what society conceives as legitimate norms. While their BSR activities are concentrated predominantly in philanthropy, they also extend to other economic and social

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Exporting corporate social responsibility into Africa? The experiences of South African companies in Swaziland

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Organic Growth Theory for Corporate Sustainability

Organic Growth Theory for Corporate Sustainability

Bribery in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Mediating Effects of Institutional Development and Trust

Reconciling Business Social Responsibility Goals, Activities and Practices in Hospitality SMMES in an Emerging Economy

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