TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of corporate culture on the practice of corporate philanthropy in a global environment.Design/methodology/approach– The paper uses content analysis of corporate texts and media; interviews with global philanthropy practitioners.Findings– The paper finds that: corporate philanthropy is a reflector of corporate values; global corporate philanthropists have a history of commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities; global companies practice international philanthropy; program delivery differs as a reflection of corporate history, values, mission, and business drivers; global corporations utilize CSR to gain and maintain their “license to operate”; and corporate cultural learning is pursued as an explicit activity; cross‐cultural learning is generally perceived as an implicit outcome. CSR shares values, opportunity for integrated cultural learning.Research limitations/implications– This research is not generalizable. Its findings could be explored by surveying a larger purposive sample.Practical implications– The practical implications of this research are the sharing of corporate values and the inclusion of cultural learning through the integration of CSR activities, including philanthropy.Originality/value– The study found corporate opportunities for cultural learning valuable to the development of the global corporation as global corporate citizen, a prerequisite to the effective practice of philanthropy and for doing business globally.
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SN  - 1356-3289
DO  - 10.1108/13563280510630115
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13563280510630115
AU  - Genest Christina M.
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Cultures, organizations and philanthropy
T2  - Corporate Communications: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 315
EP  - 327
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -