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Family business and corporate social responsibility in a sample of Dutch firms

Lorraine M. Uhlaner (Director of the European Family Business Institute, Rotterdam School of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
H.J.M. (Annemieke) van Goor‐Balk (Economic and Social Institute, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Enno Masurel (Economic and Social Institute, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

ISSN: 1462-6004

Article publication date: 1 June 2004

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Abstract

This paper explores corporate social responsibility in family businesses. In particular, the research investigates family businesses in relation to a wide variety of constituent or stakeholder groups. It reports the preliminary results of focused interviews with 42 small and medium‐sized Dutch family businesses. The data obtained from content analysis suggest that a mix of corporate social responsibility perspectives, help to explain the nature of relationships with, and behaviors toward, various constituency groups. The family character of the business most frequently impacts employee, client, and supplier relationships. Statistically significant interaction effects are reported for the following moderator variables: generation of the owner; company tenure in the community; community size; company size; and inclusion of the family surname in the business name. Interaction effects were also tested for industry type and gender. The paper also outlines some practical implications of the findings and suggests directions for future research.

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Uhlaner, L.M., van Goor‐Balk, H.J.M.(A). and Masurel, E. (2004), "Family business and corporate social responsibility in a sample of Dutch firms", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000410537128

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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