International Business Students’ Understanding, Perception, and Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study Based Upon Gender, Generational Affiliation, and Culture

Kaifi, Belal A.; Khanfar, Nile M.; Noor, Adeeb; Poluka, Laura

doi:10.5430/bmr.v3n3p34

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“…At the same time, 71.3% disagreed with the claim that the most important concern for a company is making a profit, even if it means bending or breaking the rules In turn, Gholipour et al (2012), based on research conducted on a group of Iranian students of business, pointed out that factors such as age and gender do not affect their perception and actions in the context of corporate social responsibility. Similar results were found in the work (Belal et al, 2014).…”

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The Application of Correspondence Analysis in Studies of CSR Awareness at Economic Universities in Poland and Croatia

Bąk¹,

Wolska²,

Oesterreich³

2019

ERSJ

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Purpose: The aim of the article is to present and compare the results of actions taken for the education of students of economic faculties about social responsibility of business in Poland and Croatia. Design/Methodology/Approach: The following research methods will be used in the article: descriptive method and selected methods of descriptive statistics (analysis of the structure and interdependencies of variables). Findings: In spite of implementing programs regarding the concept of social responsibility of business at many universities specialising in economics, both in Poland and Croatia, the insufficient knowledge of the assumptions and importance of the idea of social responsibility in business is noticed. Practical Implications: The wider discussion on the idea of social responsibility of business was intensified by the crisis that began in 2008. It caused reflections on discrepancies between socioeconomic practice and the theory of economics to be raised more often in the literature on the subject as well as in practice. As a result of these reflections and discussions, many economists indicate that one of the most beneficial solutions is the collective inclusion of enterprises and institutions in the idea of social responsibility of business. Originality/Value: Comparison of level of knowledge in term of CSR of Polish and Croatian students. Results can be compared with other countries.

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confidence: 92%

The Application of Correspondence Analysis in Studies of CSR Awareness at Economic Universities in Poland and Croatia

Bąk¹,

Wolska²,

Oesterreich³

2019

ERSJ

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“…The results from these studies confirm that prospective job applicants find organizations that are socially responsible to be more attractive than organizations assigning less attention to social responsibility (Bhattacharya et al, 2008;Business in the Community, 2003;de Run et al, 2010;Greening and Turban, 2000). This is crucial, as millennials have been shown to have a higher commitment to CSR (Kaifi et al, 2014), and young workers are particularly influenced by symbolic attributes of an organization's brand image (Myrden and Kelloway, 2015). Findings of a research sponsored by the British United Provident Association and conducted by Business in the Community ( 2003) with the CIPD amongst 1,000 British workers aged 25-65 years prevailed that responsible business practices helped to attract and retain talented and diverse workforce.…”

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confidence: 57%

Corporate sustainable business practices and talent attraction

Magbool

Amran

Nejati

et al. 2016

SAMPJ

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Purpose: This study aims to investigate whether organizations can leverage on their sustainable business practices to attract valuable talents to gain competitive advantage over their competitors. Design/methodology/approach: Using factorial design, the authors conducted an experiment to assess the attractiveness of an organization in line with the social identity theory, based on the Bursa Malaysia corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework attributes (including environmental performance, community relation, workplace and marketplace performance). Findings: The findings of the current study supported the notion of social identity theory, as study subjects were attracted more to organizations with high corporate sustainable business (CSB) practices than organizations with low CSB practices. Specifically, findings of the current study revealed that job applicants have a higher intention to join and willingness to accept a job offer from organizations with more sustainable business practices. Research limitations/implications: This study is limited by its sample size and selection, self-reported measures and its cross-sectional nature. Practical implications: Understanding the most preferred attribute of CSB practices will enable organizations to focus their valuable resources rightfully to market their CSR efforts for obtaining higher organizational attractiveness and competitive advantage. Social implications: As many organizations perceive sustainable outcomes to be costly, demonstrating the positive link between CSB practices and organizational attractiveness for talents warrants a win-win paradigm. Originality/value: Talented workforce is essential for differentiating an organization from its competitors. As human resources are mostly unique and non-imitable, it has been recommended as a newly minted strategy to enable organization to achieve sustainable competitive advantages

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“…Many aspects of culture have been analysed, and particular attention has been paid to culture in general (Brunton and Eweje, 2010) and religion (Ibrahim et al, 2008), but the influence of family education has hardly been considered in previous studies related to higher education. In the context of our researchstudents of the same nationality and the existence of a single majority religionwe propose that the cultural background differences between students could be related to family education (Kaifi et al, 2014;Twenge et al, 2010). The potentially decisive importance of this factor (Brenner et al, 2012;Minguez, 2014) leads us to take it into account in the study.…”

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Factors in the acquisition of ethical training

Gomez

Pérez

Sánchez

et al. 2020

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PurposeSociety in general demands ethical behaviour in the business world. The research aim of the paper is to analyse whether higher education institutions of business contribute to ethical decision-making in students through a specific training approach based on practical methodologies that take into account students' personal characteristics, which may affect ethical decision-making. The acquisition of knowledge should be more effective when it is based on personal characteristics.Design/methodology/approachCase method, discussion and self-learning methodology were used, and at the end of the term, the students were evaluated and asked to complete a 48 closed-question questionnaire. A linear regression model is performed to analyse to what extent the results are associated to the variables proposed.FindingsThe results show that knowledge is an explanatory variable, but personal characteristics such as gender or empathy reinforce the learning. Gender difference affects the ethical decisions made and empathy, showing that training based on emotions is effective. Besides, the results show that students integrate family influence in their training process.Research limitations/implicationsIn this paper, the authors have selected empathy, gender and instruction. They have taken into account the incidence of age and family education. In addition, other contextual factors can have an incidence on training and the model could be improved.Practical implicationsThe results show that it is necessary to take into account the students' personal characteristics and select an appropriate training methodology to teach ethics and obtain success.Social implicationsThe students graduating from these courses will be future managers and entrepreneurs and will make decisions in which ethical questions must be taken into account, hence the need for training in this respect.Originality/valueThe teaching of business ethics in business faculties is not an easy subject. It is necessary to select the approach of ethic and an effective methodology to achieve the learning objective. This learning methodology must take into account students' characteristics to be effective. The business students are future managers and entrepreneurs who will make decisions in which ethical questions must be considered, hence the need for training in this respect.

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International Business Students’ Understanding, Perception, and Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study Based Upon Gender, Generational Affiliation, and Culture

Cited by 15 publications

References 36 publications

The Application of Correspondence Analysis in Studies of CSR Awareness at Economic Universities in Poland and Croatia

The Application of Correspondence Analysis in Studies of CSR Awareness at Economic Universities in Poland and Croatia

Corporate sustainable business practices and talent attraction

Factors in the acquisition of ethical training

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