Deriving factors for library corporate social responsibility using thematic and weighting analysis
ISSN: 0143-5124
Article publication date: 27 September 2022
Issue publication date: 17 October 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to derive factors in the context of library corporate social responsibility. Interest in implementing corporate social responsibility has also increased over time because of its association with core issues of fundamental value, especially in societal, environmental and ethical practices. Therefore, corporate social responsibility can help libraries accomplish their missions and goals.
Design/methodology/approach
The study used data from 80 studies from the literature between 2010 and 2020 analysed and reviewed to identify the components of library corporate social responsibility. To establish library corporate social responsibility factors, thematic and weighting analyses were adopted and implemented.
Findings
The study established that library corporate social responsibility comprises four main themes: community, workplace and employees, environment, and stakeholders, which include the nine best predicted factors that play a significant role in library corporate social responsibility.
Practical implications
The results of this study provide implications for librarians and academics about libraries' social responsibility and its themes and factors.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to derive the factors of library corporate social responsibility. Hence, the importance of identifying library corporate social responsibility factors and component will help libraries implement the best practices of the modern concept of corporate social responsibility.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for allowing them to conduct this PhD research. The authors also thank Steve O'Connor and the anonymous Library Management reviewers for their feedback and comments, which helped to improve the paper significantly.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Author contributions: Emad Abu Eid: Writing – original draft, Investigation, Formal analysis and Visualization. Ab Razak Ch Hussin: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, and Writing – review and editing.
Citation
Abu Eid, E. and Hussin, A.R.C. (2022), "Deriving factors for library corporate social responsibility using thematic and weighting analysis", Library Management, Vol. 43 No. 6/7, pp. 492-506. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-05-2022-0048
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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