scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ITS IMPACTS ON CORPORATE REPUTATION OF COMPANIES IN SELECTED BALKAN COUNTRIES FORMER YUGOSLAVIA STATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 504-524
Author(s):  
Jintao Lu ◽  
Licheng Ren ◽  
Chong Zhang ◽  
Jiayuan Qiao ◽  
Maria Kovacova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Former Yugoslavia ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

The empirical study was conducted in the three selected Balkan Countries from former Yugoslavia: Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro through totally 270 experts’ surveys, 90 questionnaires were distributed to entrepreneurs (30), policy makers (30) and experts from academia (30) in each country in order to assess the CSR level in the country and the effect the main drivers having on CSR level, then followed by the assessment of CSR impacts on Corporate Reputation (CR). The model of multivariate regression was developed for assessment of the impact of the four independent variables (Institutional Environment, Executive Characteristics, Customers’ Expectations and Political Factors) on dependent variable–CSR. The study also analysed the impact of CSR (dependent variable) on CR. The obtained results show that countries with the higher level of CSR, have achieved the greater level of CR. The degree of the impact of the main drivers on CSR in selected Balkan countries is linked to EU accession level. The political factor has the highest impact on CSR level in all investigated countries, institutional environment is the next.

scholarly journals A Theorisation on the Impact of Responsive Corporate Social Responsibility on the Moral Disposition, Change and Reputation of Business Organisations

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Tan Seng Teck ◽  
Chang Jau Ho ◽  
Liau Chee How ◽  
Nanthakumar Karuppiah ◽  
William Chua
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
General Management ◽  
Research Paradigms ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Corporate social responsibility has been a densely researched area. Research paradigms have evolved significantly stamping from a sociological focus to a more business integrated framework and the currently growing emphasis on quantifying its performance. However, while much literatures champion the proponents of a proactive corporate social responsibility, the contributions of the more responsive version have been largely under studied. This is not an empirical paper. Far from it, this paper attempts to unveil the current literature gaps pertaining to responsive corporate social responsibility. This paper explores the intrinsic contributions of responsive corporate social responsibility on the moral discourse, organisational change and reputation management in an organisation. It theorises the concept of responsive corporate social responsibility as a moderator of external pressures, as a vector of a moral reboot in organisation change and a device for salvaging reputational damage in business organisations. This paper draws from the literature gaps between studies of normative morality and its interaction in principles of general management, organisational change concepts, branding and corporate reputation. It underwrites to examine the moral contents and discourse of business firms when faced with hostile externalities and studies the moral entrails in its organisational change processes and sequentially how this implicates the corporate reputation of a firm. This paper argues that the impacts of responsive corporate social responsibility and its ability to impact moral dispositions in business organisations deserve closer scrutiny. Study on the influence of responsive corporate social responsibility on organisation change and reputational salvage has similarly is also underscored. This article provides a theoretical review of the emerging gaps in corporate social responsibility and prompts that the concept of responsive social responsibility warrants closer attention.

Managerial ability and chemical releases

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Sun
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Managerial Ability ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interest Policy ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Chemical Releases ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of managerial ability on the total amount of chemical releases reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) at the US Environmental Protection Agency. Design/methodology/approach Regression analysis is used to examine the association between managerial ability and chemical releases. Findings A negative relationship was found between managerial ability and TRI’s chemical releases, suggesting that more-able managers better reduce TRI’s chemical releases, relative to less-able managers. Practical implications By providing useful insights into what determines TRI’s chemical releases, this study should interest policy makers and practitioners. Originality/value This study contributes to and links two research schools: managerial ability in management literature and corporate social responsibility (i.e. pollution prevention) in the broad business literature. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first empirical study that performs a direct test of the association between managerial ability and TRI’s toxic chemical releases.

scholarly journals Does Institutional Embeddedness Promote Regional Enterprises’ Migration? An Empirical Analysis Based on the “Double Transfer” Strategy in Guangdong, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2908
Author(s):  
Rongjun Long ◽  
Wei Lang ◽  
Xun Li
Keyword(s):  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Institutional Embeddedness ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Urban And Regional Development ◽  
The Impact

Against the background of globalization, institutional embeddedness has become an important theoretical tool to understand the changes in regional economic patterns. This paper starts by discussing the theory of location choice of enterprises and then uses the statistical method of negative binomial regression to analyze the impact factors of enterprises’ transfer from the perspective of institutional embeddedness by taking Guangdong Province, China, as a case study area. It was found that informal institutional factors such as the same language, the same industry, and geographical proximity have significant positive effects on the transfer of regional enterprises. Formal institutions such as counterpart assistance are the core driving force of enterprise transfer, while traditional economic factors such as cost comparative advantage have no significant impact on the transfer of regional enterprises. This research shows that the transfer of regional enterprises is greatly influenced by the current regional institutional environment. Therefore, it is important for future policy makers to consider the regional institutional environment and to deepen regional institutional embeddedness to advance urban and regional development.

The relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate reputation in a turbulent environment: Spanish evidence of the Ibex35 firms

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Fernández Sánchez ◽  
Ladislao Luna Sotorrío ◽  
Elisa Baraibar Diez
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Financial Crisis ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide more knowledge about the model to generate reputation and its relationship in the long term with companies’ strategy of social responsibility. Particularly, research is done to test whether there is a positive effect of firms’ social behaviour (corporate social responsibility [CSR]), analysing differences of intensity and consistency, on their corporate reputation (CR) and whether the current financial crisis is a factor that has changed the relationship between both variables (moderator factor). Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a sample of 26 Spanish large firms of the Ibex35 index and covers an eight-year period from 2004 to 2011. To test the hypotheses of this research, a fixed-effects model was estimated using moderating regression analysis. Findings – The results obtained show that, for the Spanish Ibex35 companies, CSR practices according to their consistency have a significant positive effect on CR and in turbulent environments, as in the current financial crisis, it has had a significant positive influence on the CSR-CR relationship. Originality/value – Although a substantial number of empirical studies have examined the relationship between firms’ strategy and their performance, only a few of them have analysed the impact of the external environment on this relationship, whereby there is a need for longitudinal studies with different economic scenarios to achieve better knowledge of the CSR–CR relationship.

scholarly journals The impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer’s relationship intention: Evidence from MENA countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Aws AlHares ◽  
Tarek Abu-Asi ◽  
Gerard Dominic ◽  
Ruba Al Abed
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) raised the attention of the MENA market, given its capacity to influence consumers’ purchase intention and, particularly, consumers’ repurchase intention. Therefore, CSR helps to build a long-term relationship between the companies with its consumers. Following this new trend, our work contributes to the understanding of how CSR contributes to a long-term relationship with consumers. To achieve that, we considered the four dimensions of CSR (philanthropic, legal, organisation, and ethics) and used those constructs to evaluate the consumers’ relationship intention with companies. Our research was performed in MENA countries by interviewing 1632 consumers. Our findings showed that the philanthropic, legal, and ethical dimensions played a relevant role in determining a long-term relationship between the companies and consumers. This research results differ from the results gained by other researchers in previous studies. Therefore, to establish a long-term relationship with consumers, MENA countries’ companies should focus on philanthropy, legal, and ethics. This study extends, as well as contributes to the extant corporate social responsibility literature by offering new evidence on the impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer relationship intention. The findings will help regulators and policy-makers in evaluating the adequacy of the current corporate social responsibility reforms to prevent management misconduct and scandals.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibilities, and Innovation Impact on Banks’ Financial Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Wei ◽  
Rong Xiong ◽  
Marria Hassan ◽  
Alaa Mohamd Shoukry ◽  
Fares Fawzi Aldeek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Ordinary Least Square Regression ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibilities

The basic aim of this research was to check the impact of innovation, corporate social responsibilities (CSR), and entrepreneurship on the monetary performance of banks in five different countries: Qatar, Pakistan, China, the United States (US), and France. This research was conducted to measure the relationship of these factors and innovative workforce activities. The secondary data were collected from websites of twenty five banks in different countries, including Islamic and conventional banks. Different econometric analyses, such as descriptive statistical analysis, correlation coefficient test for measuring the interaction, and ordinary least square regression analysis for determining the impact of dependent and independent variables, were carried out. In the present study, entrepreneurship, CSR, and innovation were taken as independent variables. Board size, frequency of assemblies, and self-employed with large shareholders were included as sub-parts of entrepreneurship. On the other hand, the financial performance of banks was taken as the dependent variable. Return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) were considered parts of economic performance. The overall conclusions drawn in this study showed that there was a significant relationship between all the studied variables. The research provided useful insights into the long-debated question regarding the relevance of entrepreneurship and CSR.

scholarly journals Perception and Drivers of Financial Constraints for the Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7217
Author(s):  
Tamara Teplova ◽  
Tatiana Sokolova ◽  
Mariya Gubareva ◽  
Kristina Galenskaya ◽  
Andrey Teplov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Debt Market ◽  
The Impact

Financial market imperfections constrain firms’ ability to obtain funds. This is especially true for the former communist bloc countries. However, the restrictions on access to financing and the attitudes of management in these geographies remain overlooked by academic research and represent an important obstacle on the roadmap to sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to fill this gap by analyzing the impact of ownership structure, institutional environment development, and debt market profile on the perception of financial constraints by the representatives of corporate top management from 28 countries of the former communist bloc. Our analysis spans over the period 2002–2013. We apply the probit and Heckman models to investigate nonlinear and multicast effects of the considered factors. We evidence that during the crisis and post-crisis periods, foreign ownership alleviates the restrictions on access to financial resources. We also discuss the role of state ownership. We find that the volume of local currency bond market has a nonlinear U-shape relationship. Our results are useful for policy makers focused on sustainable development of the former communist economies by means of improving access of businesses to financing.

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