Firm-level indicators of instrumental and political CSR processes – A multiple case study

Richter, Ulf Henning; Shirodkar, Vikrant; Shete, Namita

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2020.07.004

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“…By locating logical inconsistencies between the critical requirement for high-quality information in PCSR and the information deficiencies in hybrid and authoritarian populist contexts, we show the challenges companies might face in developing PCSR strategies, irrespective of the deliberative principles underlying them. Our approach adds value to the Habermasian deliberative democracy approach by adding depth to the “how” dimension of PCSR (Richter et al, 2021), which to date has received scant attention in the literature. Such insights are important because the success of PCSR relies upon its ability to preserve the integrity of democratic deliberations (Mäkinen & Kourula, 2012).…”

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“…However, understanding the decision points (or filtering “screens”) used in PCSR screening is challenging, as scholarship on inputs for PCSR decision-making remains scant (Richter et al, 2021). Drawing on insights from various PCSR frameworks (Korschun & Rafieian, 2019; Richter et al, 2021), we posit that three “PCSR screens” are used to assess populist signals: (a) the firm’s values; (b) access to alternative signals; and (c) strategic impacts . We depict this trifecta of PCSR screens in the second box from the right of the core model, and we explain them below.…”

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“…Such strategic implications could result in material impacts (loss or damage) related to profits and reputation and therefore represent an important PCSR consideration (Korschun & Rafieian, 2019). While PCSR scholars seek to disassociate PCSR from the pursuit of instrumental gains, in reality, there is overlap (Richter et al, 2021). Predicting strategic impacts is reliant on the availability of clear information and helps to inform PCSR decision-making.…”

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“…By contrast, elements of communicative untruthfulness in populist discourse (Hameleers, 2020) promote a disregard for truth norms (Osborne, 2021). In addition, PCSR employs normative language to justify the private sector's involvement in the public sphere (Richter et al, 2021), while populism draws on antagonistic and binary discourse and adopts language games, seeking to delegitimize liberal narratives or norms (Knight & Tsoukas, 2019). This suggests deep-seated tensions between PCSR and populism.…”

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Political CSR and Populism: Toward an Information-Based Theory of Political CSR

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Extant research on political corporate social responsibility (PCSR) has not yet addressed how the populist turn impacts PCSR theory and practice. This conceptual article analyzes how populism influences PCSR across a range of political environments. We draw on signaling and screening theories to develop a conceptual model that advances PCSR literature by proposing an information-centric approach. We highlight the necessity of high-quality information as an enabling condition for effective PCSR-related decision-making, and our model explains how the depreciation of information transparency under populism impacts PCSR strategy. We thus contribute to PCSR literature with a new information-based theorization by showing how PCSR depends on the political environment and by enhancing our understanding of the role of the state in the development of PCSR strategies.

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Political CSR and Populism: Toward an Information-Based Theory of Political CSR

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“…Although corporations have concerns about employees’ welfare and demands, their main intention is to encourage employees to work harder and prioritize the corporation’s efficiency goals ( Richter et al, 2020 ), which puts employees under pressure and makes them exhausted in fulfilling the corporation’s goals. Some scholars have noted that a corporation’s responsibility toward its stakeholders’ interests and environmental protection positively affects its employees’ sense of organizational identity, enhances employees’ self-worth and self-esteem, encourages employees to adopt positive attitudes and behaviors, and reduces their mental fatigue ( Farooq et al, 2016 ).…”

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Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employees’ Mental Fatigue: Employees’ Ethical Perspective

Zheng

Addis

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Front. Psychol.

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With the rise of cost of living and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic therewithal, finding reliable measures to reduce employees’ mental fatigue has become a great challenge. In this context, scholars have mainly focused on solutions for relieving employees’ mental fatigue from the perspective of human resource management but barely from employees’ ethical perspectives and that of internal and external corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employees’ ethics. This study uses hierarchical regression analysis and attempts to formulate and analyze the relationship between CSR, perceptions of corporate hypocrisy, and employees’ mental fatigue along with the mediating role of ethical egoism and altruistic choice. It also conceptualizes models and develops various hypotheses and theoretical logic. A total of 250 questionnaires were distributed, and 176 valid responses were subsequently gathered. The results show that employees’ mental fatigue significantly reduces when either internal or external CSR has a positive impact on employees’ altruistic choice and significantly increases either internal or external CSR has a negative effect on ethical egoism. Similarly, reducing perceptions of corporate hypocrisy can enhance the positive impact of external CSR on altruistic choice, which consequently reduces employees’ mental fatigue.

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Business response to mandatory corporate social responsibility with evidence from India

Kulkarni,

Aggarwal

2023

Bus Strat Dev

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There has been a lot of discussion on the shift from voluntary to mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its impacts in different countries across the globe. India is unique in this context as the reporting and expenditure of a certain amount under CSR has been mandated for companies. This article analyzes the changes and responses of Indian businesses post‐2014, when new CSR rules were enacted. The key objectives of this study are to assess the level of awareness and compliance, thematic and geographical focus areas for CSR projects, and drivers and barriers to the adoption of mandatory CSR. We performed a secondary analysis of the data from 60 companies, followed by extensive primary research through in‐person interviews and offline questionnaire responses with 100 key CSR professionals from different companies in India. A key finding from the study is that the awareness of CSR policy and the pool of CSR funds has increased. The policy mandates have been a good driver in improving transparency and reporting quality. However, there is a predominant focus on four thematic areas of education, healthcare, hunger, and poverty alleviation despite the government's efforts to expand in other areas. The geographical spread of expenditure is limited to a few key industrial states in India, limiting CSR's contribution towards national development. The study adds to the CSR literature associated with institutional and stakeholder theories by looking at the response of legally bound organizations toward society and the environment. Finally, the study provides valuable information for governments and regulatory authorities considering the mandatory implementation of CSR expenditure across the globe.

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Firm-level indicators of instrumental and political CSR processes – A multiple case study

Cited by 12 publications

References 85 publications

Political CSR and Populism: Toward an Information-Based Theory of Political CSR

Political CSR and Populism: Toward an Information-Based Theory of Political CSR

Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employees’ Mental Fatigue: Employees’ Ethical Perspective

Business response to mandatory corporate social responsibility with evidence from India

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