scholarly journals Why Firms Perform Differently in Corporate Social Responsibility? Firm Ownership and the Persistence of Organizational Imprints

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Han ◽  
Enying Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Market Reform ◽  
Reform Era ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Organizational Imprinting ◽  
State Socialist

ABSTRACTThis article analyzes the effects of firms’ founding ownership in shaping their corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance in China. Drawing on a nationwide survey of 1,037 representative manufacturing firms in 12 cities, we specify the imprinting effects of firms’ founding ownership on labor and environmental protections, two important CSR practices. Our results show that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) founded during the state socialist period, regardless of their restructuring experience in the market reform era, continued to implement pro-labor practices. Moreover, even the SOEs founded in the market reform era provided better labor protection than non-SOEs founded during the same time. In contrast, the founding imprints of environmentalism in the reform era for non-SOEs, especially thede novoprivate firms, explain why they spent more than SOEs in environmental protection. We extend the organizational imprinting theory by highlighting the importance of firms’ founding ownership imprints and in shaping their current CSR performance.

Human Resource Training and Development as Facilitators of Corporate Social Responsibility

2012 ◽  
pp. 88-98
Author(s):  
Thang Nguyen Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Human Resource Training ◽  
Corporate Social

Recent corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature has emphasized the impor- tance of labor practices in the CSR implementation. The research presented in this paper explores how employees respond to human resource training and development of CSR in the context of a developing country. Based on primary data collected via a self-administered survey in Vietnam, we provide evidence of the perceptions of employees of CSR and conclude that CSR can be an effective way for firms to main- tain positive relationships with their employees.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility of the Leading Bank Institutions in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (339) ◽  
pp. 17-40
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Paluszak ◽  
Joanna Wiśniewska-Paluszak
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Employee Volunteering ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Strategic Context

The purpose of this paper is to identify the CSR scopes of the leading bank institutions in Poland and to discuss their strategic context in the light of the theoretical findings. This paper analyzes the scope of practices undertaken by banks that publish Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports. It demonstrates the important role of banks in reporting and introducing corporate social responsibility practices in Poland. This paper uses a content analysis of selected banks’ CSR reports. In the analyzed 2007–2016 period it notes the increasing amount of banks’ reports and reported by them practices. The leading CSR bank institutions covered by this study adopt numerous practices such as, primarily, community involvement and development, including charitable, philanthropic and educational activities as well as entrepreneurship, creating jobs and competencies. Ranked second are labor practices and initiatives, oriented mainly at employee volunteering as well as training and development. The third group are consumer issues, primarily including those focused on rising availability of products and services as well as on facilities for clients. This analysis shows that the leading CSR bank institutions better and better understand the role of corporate involvement in society as a modern strategic approach that leverages capabilities to improve salient areas of competitive context and transforms value chains activities to benefit society while reinforcing corporate strategy.

scholarly journals Global Labor Practices And Corporate Social Responsibility

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba ◽  
Frank J. Cavico ◽  
Cyndy Jones
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Multinational Organization ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Corporate Social

As companies work in the international marketplace, a level of corporate responsibility is expected by the international business community and by the consumers. Companies must set standards for operations that satisfy the expectations in the home country as well as the host countries. Multinational companies can no longer set financial goals in terms of sales and profitability as the only measures of success; but they must also set standards for ethical and socially responsible behavior of their own enterprise as well as their stakeholders. This paper, using Nike as an example, describes challenges associated with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for large multinational organization. Furthermore, this paper discusses what Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is, and what is not, so managers can clearly and realistically state their goals and perspectives on what social responsibility means to their organizations and stakeholders.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC ADOPTION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON PERFORMANCE OF PLASTIC MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-62
Author(s):  
Calvince Ojuando ◽  
Allan Kihara
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Performance Levels ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Junior Staff ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose: The current study sought to establish the strategic adoption of corporate social responsibility on performance of plastic manufacturing firms in Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and targeted plastic manufacturing firms registered by Kenya Association of Manufactures. A total of 23 firms were targeted where one manager, two supervisors and two junior staff from the strategic department of the respective firms were involved in the study making a total of 115 respondents.  A 5 - point Likert scale questionnaire containing close ended questions was used for collecting data. The data collected was analyzed by employing both inferential analysis and descriptive statistics using MS Excel and SPSS software V22. A pilot study was conducted on three firms to assess the validity and reliability of the data collection instrument. Results: The results and findings of the analysis were presented in form of tables and figures. The study established that Environmental Conservation Initiatives, Ethical Labor Practices, Business Operators Involvement positively and significantly affects performance of plastic manufacturing firms in Kenya as depicted by Beta values of 2.874, 0.167 and 0.251 respectively. This implies that increase in one unit of each of the variables results to an increase in the performance levels with the respective beta values. Philanthropic initiatives however was found to influence performance but to insignificant levels. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that there is a need for plastic manufacturing firm to enhance their environmental conservation initiatives as an CSR activity, to promote ethical labor practices as an CSR activity, to enhance the level of involvement of business operators in CSR activities and to promote philanthropic initiatives as an CSR activity since the practices positively influences the performance levels of the firms.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document