The mediating effect of a firm’s corporate reputation and sustainability practices in translating CSR into competitive performance in Indian ESG companies

Dash, Ajitabh; Mohanty, Sandeep Kumar

doi:10.1108/sbr-02-2023-0045

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“…Academic attention to the adoption and adherence to sustainability/SDG goals and strategies in Asian contexts has been increasing. Scholars have started to look at the role of investor commitment (Liu et al , 2023), corporate reputation (Dash and Sandeep, 2023) and open innovation and entrepreneurial practices (Luan and Xiao, 2023) on CSR-led competitiveness and sustainability performance of firms. However, significant attention is required on this front to help societies and firms address one of the most important challenges posed to mankind in the form of climate change.…”

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A corporate social responsibility (CSR)-led competitiveness framework through a bibliometric analysis (2001–2023)

Kumar,

Snehvrat,

Kumari

et al. 2024

JABS

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Purpose Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is viewed as a differentiating strategy that wins over stakeholders’ confidence. Due to the potential strategic and positive effects on businesses, the study of CSR and its relationship to competitiveness has gained relevance. While studies have examined the impact of CSR activities on firm competitiveness, the findings so far remain contradictory. Further research on the underlying processes/mechanisms that explain how CSR contributes to competitiveness remains scarce. Accordingly, this study aims to look into the link between CSR and competitiveness with a focus on Asian business and management studies. Design/methodology/approach By using a bibliometric approach, this paper aims to provide a review of the state-of-the-art research on the linkage between CSR and competitiveness in Asian context. The sample for this research included all 538 studies from the period of 2001–2023 in the Scopus database. A bibliometric study included both co-occurrence and co-citation analysis. Findings The study’s findings made significant contributions by identifying seven distinct clusters of co-occurrences. Using co-citation, three journals-based co-citation clusters and another three authors-based co-citation clusters are identified. The findings show how processes/mechanisms such as – accountability, multi-stakeholder dialogue/engagement, resource generation, emphasizing sustainable development goals and emerging markets, redefining strategy, cultivating value/vision and CSR leadership – are increasing in importance. Practical implications Overall, the authors argue that CSR-led competitiveness is indeed one of the key drivers for improved sustainability performance of a firm. Originality/value Based on findings, a conceptual framework has been proposed highlighting different processes and mechanisms that influence the CSR-led competitiveness – outcomes relationship.

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A corporate social responsibility (CSR)-led competitiveness framework through a bibliometric analysis (2001–2023)

Kumar,

Snehvrat,

Kumari

et al. 2024

JABS

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“…The study by [145] proposed an index for measuring the practice of CSR. In [146], the mechanisms by which CSR influences consumer-company identification and purchase intention were investigated, while [147] explored the mediating role of corporate reputation in sustainability and the practice of CSR. The paper by [148] also dwelt on the impact of total quality management (TQM) on corporate green growth (CGG) and CSR.…”

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The Relationship of Corporate Social Responsibility with Business Performance—A Bibliometric Literature Review

Dzage,

Szabados

2024

Sustainability

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The significant role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in achieving sustainability and in meeting the expectations of stakeholders has been well documented. Using a collection of 2173 publications on CSR and its connections with business performance, this study conducted a bibliometric investigation using the Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA) technique combined with network visualizations to demonstrate the current research trends, most topical themes and the developing areas of interest in the growing field of CSR and its linkages with business performance for an approximate period from 2004 to 2023 as published in the Scopus database of two decades. The goal was to explore the research gaps by analyzing the most cited authors and most impactful publications by year, location, subject area and document type. The study also outlined the trends by topic prevalence, commonly used keywords and citation networks based on co-occurrence and co-authorship to identify the current thematic gaps. The results reveal a mild rate of growth in scholarly interest around the field of CSR and business performance until 2022, where a manifold increase in publications was recorded. An expanding focus on human, social and organizational behavior, economic systems, financial and social performance, leadership, stakeholder management and management science was identified, although there is a scarcity of studies around issues regarding developing countries, climate change, CSR disclosure and small businesses. These findings demonstrate the current state of the research and offer interesting insights and timely research directions as a roadmap for future studies.

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Buffering the adverse effects of social nonmarket strategy on corporate financial performance

Doyle,

Parnell

2024

JEET

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Purpose Firms are advocating for social change to a growing extent, but the performance implications of corporate activism are not clearly understood. This study aims to introduce social nonmarket strategy (SNMS) as a goal-directed form of corporate activism, explore whether such strategy harms corporate financial performance (CFP), and assess the buffering potential of effective market-based strategy and good standing with stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach A reflective measurement model and all hypothesized relationships were tested using consistent partial least squares structural equation modeling on a data set of 202 US-based small, medium, and large manufacturing and service firms. Findings SNMS is positively related to good standing with stakeholders but negatively related to CFP. By contrast, a higher market strategy (MS) is positively associated with both stakeholder performance and CFP. MS and stakeholder performance buffer but do not fully neutralize the adverse financial effect of SNMS. Practical implications Firms undertaking SNMS face serious risks. However, effective MS and higher levels of stakeholder performance can buffer but not fully neutralize the adverse financial effect of SNMS. Originality/value This research introduces SNMS as a goal-directed form of corporate activism, establishes the conflicting performance effects of such strategy and estimates the buffering potential of MS and stakeholder performance.

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The mediating effect of a firm’s corporate reputation and sustainability practices in translating CSR into competitive performance in Indian ESG companies

Cited by 4 publications

References 83 publications

A corporate social responsibility (CSR)-led competitiveness framework through a bibliometric analysis (2001–2023)

A corporate social responsibility (CSR)-led competitiveness framework through a bibliometric analysis (2001–2023)

The Relationship of Corporate Social Responsibility with Business Performance—A Bibliometric Literature Review

Buffering the adverse effects of social nonmarket strategy on corporate financial performance

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