Firm-Level Determinants of Political CSR in Emerging Economies: Evidence from India

Shirodkar, Vikrant; Beddewela, Eshani; Richter, Ulf Henning

doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3022-0

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“…In contrast to these idealistic perspectives on PCSR, another research stream views PCSR as a corporate political strategy that is aimed primarily at gaining business advantages and avoiding unfavorable regulations (Edward & Willmott, 2008;Fooks, Gilmore, Collin, Holden, & Lee, 2013;Shirodkar, Beddewela, & Richter, 2016). As such, literature describes PCSR as extended corporate citizenship aimed towards the generation of financial returns for shareholders (Djelic & Etchanchu, 2017;Uddin, Siddiqui, & Islam, 2016;Whelan, 2012).…”

Section: Political Csr Definitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By addressing both local government and society, corporations can affect stakeholder perceptions 13 while responding to the interests of local communities at the same time. As a result, corporations can enhance their own legitimacy and reputation and benefit the society as well (Liedong, Ghobadian, Rajwani, & O'Regan, 2014;Shirodkar, Beddewela, & Richter, 2016).…”

Section: Political Csr Definitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some scholars apply institutional theory to the concept of PCSR, either by referring to PCSR "as an institutional form, script and/or model, with the potential of being globalized" (Whelan, 2012, p. 710) or by outlining the importance of the respective institutional environment for companies and their actions. According to the latter, institutional factors force companies into interacting with external stakeholders and meeting their expectations (Shirodkar et al, 2016).…”

Section: Saner and Yiumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, other theories that are applied to PCSR in some of the papers include Rawls' theory of social justice and the division of moral labor (Arnold, 2013, Mäkinen & Kasanen; Mäkinen & Kourula, 2016), the neo-Gramscian concept of passive revolution (Gond et al, 2016;Gond & Nyberg, 2017;Levy, Reinecke, & Manning, 2016), Boltanskis and Thevenot's economies of worth theory (Gond et al, 2016), Upper Echelon and agency theory (Maak et al, 2016), as well as the actor-network theory (Gond & Nyberg, 2017), resource dependence theory (Shirodkar et al, 2016) and Weber's theory of social and economic organizations (Djelic & Etchanchu, 2017). Moreover, social constructivism (Morsing & Roepstorff, 2015) and concepts of power and hegemony (Dawkins, 2015;Moog et al 2015;Whelan, 2017) as well as Young's theory of social connection (Hennchen, 2015;Wickert, 2016) are applied to PCSR.…”

Section: Saner and Yiumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As our systematic review revealed, there are several differences as well as commonalities between the given definitions of and approaches to CD and PCSR. While CD is predominantly described as an instrument of multinational companies in those companies' host countries (Westermann-Behaylo et al, 2015), PCSR is understood in both a national and international context (Palazzo & Scherer, 2008;Shirodkar et al, 2016). Another difference is the underlying concept of "political", which is paramount in PCSR literature but less prevalent in the CD literature.…”

Section: Differences and Commonalities Of CD And Pcsrmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The purpose of this study is to systematically review the body of knowledge on corporate diplomacy (CD) and political corporate social responsibility (PCSR) in journals from the fields of public relations, public diplomacy, general management and business ethics. By applying an interdisciplinary approach our study aims to (1) examine what definitions of CD and PCSR exist,(2) explore what theories have been applied to CD and PCSR and, (3) find differences and commonalities between the underlying concepts of CD and PCSR. Building on the results of our review, we redefine each construct and develop a theoretical framework of CD, which integrates PCSR, international public relations and public diplomacy. Our results serve as a foundation for an operationalization of the constructs in order to conduct empirical analyses and contribute to current research on the political role of multinational corporations.

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Firm-Level Determinants of Political CSR in Emerging Economies: Evidence from India

Cited by 86 publications

References 108 publications

Corporate diplomacy and political CSR: Similarities, differences and theoretical implications

Corporate diplomacy and political CSR: Similarities, differences and theoretical implications

How mandatory corporate social responsibility can help governments with development goals

Can multinational companies foster institutional change and sustainable development in emerging countries? A case study

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