Predictors of social responsibility actions of SMEs in Romania

Săveanu, Tomina; Abrudan, Maria-Madela; Săveanu, Sorana; Matei, Mirabela Constanta

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“…At the beginning of itsjourney, with few employees and low income, a firm will be more interested in primary groups (such as shareholders, employees, customers); as the company develops, it is enabled to integrate social objectives in the company's strategy and to invest systematically in these actions. This conclusion was confirmed by other studies proving that the age and size of an enterprise influences its engagement with CSR activities [28,29].…”

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“…Some studies, however, postulate that social involvement, measured as spending on this type of action, is a reality for small and medium-sized companies, with charitable actions being preferred [62]. Only a few published studies focused on explanations regarding these processes in Romanian firms, focusing instead on factors that stimulate social responsibility [63,64].…”

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The Role of Owner-Managers in Shaping CSR Activity of Romanian SMEs

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Background: While corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a field of study that has gained popularity in the last years, the approaches of small and medium enterprises’ (SME) contributions to social responsibility are under debate. Moreover, studies on Romanian CSR demonstrate the incremental development of such practices, while the social responsibility of Romanian small business is an understudied topic. In this paper we present data regarding the role of owner-managers in shaping the CSR actions of their SMEs in Romania, along with their opinions on what social responsibility is. Methods: We analyze two sources of data: quantitative research, based on 109 questionnaires collected from SMEs in the western part of Romania, and also a qualitative study, based on 17 interviews with owner-managers of small businesses. The quantitative data presents the reality of social responsibility actions and the relationship with manager’s attitudes, while the qualitative focuses on a better understanding of owner-managers opinions on social responsibility. Results: Our data confirms the high impact of owner-managers’ values and orientations in shaping the degree and forms of the CSR of their firms, and reveals definitions of CSR given by practitioners. Conclusions: Our data reveals that the way managers’ see the role of business in providing social welfare influences their decisions to participate in different types of CSR actions. Through interviews we show that managers, whether their firm has formal CSR actions or not, consider being fair and doing business at their best as part of CSR. Those that also displayed other forms of CSR are those who considered it their duty to give back to the community. The interest of stakeholders was displayed mostly by those who have incremental interest in CSR.

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“…The term "CSR" undoubtedly relates to the activities of large, multinational corporations; however, there are opinions that it can also refer to other enterprises, regardless of their size, origin, or stakeholder aims (Badulescu, et al, 2016). Studies on how SMEs contribute to social responsibility and sustainability show that there is growing interest in this area, with managers' attitudes toward the role of business in society and the scale of enterprises serving as the primary drivers of this interest (Badulescu, et al, 2018;Saveanu, et al, 2019). Specific cultural factors and beliefs also have an impact on the growth and coordination of Romanian CSR approach to the European way.…”

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Does Size Matter in Organizing Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) in Romanian Firms?

Ille¹

2022

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The concept and practice of CSR have displayed chameleonic features through time and nowadays the level of involvement, planification, organization and evaluation of CSR incentives differ from region to region and between companies. There is still need to shed light and construct a unitary view on the subject both in theory and practice. Companies’ role in society has expanded with the shifts of power in the globalization process and their social impact can be seen more than ever. Business entities now need to explain how their actions affect the economy, the environment, and society overall due to the release of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reports and as well as the increase in academic interest in the topic, fact that puts them in the spotlight both regionally and internationally. Although the notion of CSR is still relatively new in Romania and was only introduced at the beginning of the 1990s, it has been a prominent topic in literature and practice during the past few decades. Nevertheless, Romanian CSR practice is not well supported by empirical evidence. Companies can have a significant impact on the progress of a developing country. Therefore, through this research we aim at determining the state-of-art of CSR incentives in Romanian companies, the level of involvement, organization, budgeting, strategies and evaluation in connection with firm size and capital ownership. This empirical study consists of research that is part of a broader quantitative analysis of CSR focusing on the Romanian context. In this study we provide insights regarding the involvement and organization of CSR incentives of companies with the purpose of testing the existence of a relationship in connection with firm size taking into consideration the number of employees, capital ownership and firm age.

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The Approaches of the Romanian Authors Regarding the CSR Concept

Milu

2020

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In Romania, large companies, most of which are multinationals, have made significant progress in integrating the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their activity. The concept of CSR in small and medium-sized companies is still in the early stages of reporting, but with great development prospects. Romanian companies have gradually begun to develop their own culture in terms of social responsibility. The main objective of this article is to analyze how Romanian authors approach CSR theories in their research. The CSR action is seen by the authors as an interdependent relationship between corporations and society. Social requirements are generally considered to be a way in which society interacts with the business environment and gives it a certain legitimacy and prestige. Given that the history of the concept of CSR is long and diverse, I must emphasize that this article focuses on the publications of Romanian authors who based their work on a theory of CSR, providing an original perspective and understanding of the concept of CSR. The research methodology approached involves analysis and synthesis appeal. The study shows that integrative theories are the most common, based on the papers of Romanian authors regarding the concept of CSR. Most articles are based on the idea that the business depends on society to continue its activity and to develop, there is an interdependent relationship between the company and society.

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Predictors of social responsibility actions of SMEs in Romania

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Does Size Matter in Organizing Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) in Romanian Firms?

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