Social Responsibility Journal
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The role of consciousness in sustainable food consumption: a cultural comparison
Jiseon Ahn, Amjad ShamimThe advent of COVID-19 was followed by an increased demand for organic products along with newfound customer interest in healthy consumption habits. This study aims to…
Not all CSR initiatives are created equally: the theoretical implications
Walter R. Nord, K. Doreen MacAulay, Jessica Lindsay KelsoThe purpose of this conceptual paper is twofold: to investigate the nature of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and to discuss the effects that several…
Corporate social responsibility disclosures and profitability of Islamic banks: an empirical study
Naila Al Mahmuda, Dewan Muktadir-Al-MukitThis study aims to investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and financial performance (FP) of Islamic banking sector from a…
Corporate philanthropic response to the COVID-19 pandemic in China: a dilemma?
Hailiang Zou, Zedong Liang, Guoyou Qi, Hanyang MaThis study aims to examine the corporate donations in response to the intensive outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in China in 2020 and proposes that the local spread of…
Gains and losses when implementing CSR: insights from Taiwanese banks
Nguyen Thi Thanh BinhThe benefits gained from the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are not consistent across related studies. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to…
Who should hold the baton of aviation sustainability?
Jagroop Singh, Sudhir Rana, Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid, Piyush GuptaIn the past four decades, substantial air traffic growth has triggered enthusiasm in the aviation sector. At the same time, this growth has posed challenges to its…
How does green intellectual capital affect environmental performance? Evidence from manufacturing firms in Ghana
Richard Kwasi Boso, Enoch Adusei, Emmanuel DemahIndustrialization has contributed to global environmental problems, especially in developed countries, but increasingly so in developing ones as well. Leveraging on the…
A comparison of investment behavior, attitudes, and demographics of socially responsible and conventional investors in India
Renu Jonwall, Seema Gupta, Shuchi PahujaIndia is an emerging economy and one of the preferred investment destinations for environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund issuers. Institutional investors invest…
Analysing sustainability change management in government owned companies: experiences from European ports
María Barreiro-Gen, Rodrigo Lozano, Angela Carpenter, Nuria Bautista-PuigGovernment-owned companies (GOCs), such as ports, have engaged in efforts to become more sustainable. Most of such efforts have been technological and policy ones and…
Sustainable development through sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation: a single-case approach
Shinu VigThis paper aims to understand how a sustainable entrepreneur through his/her sustainable innovation can implement the three pillars of sustainable development, i.e…
How corporate social responsibility explains salespeople’s job performance: the influence of responsible leadership
Sandra Castro-González, Belén Bande, Guadalupe Vila-VázquezThe purpose of this study is understanding how companies can improve sales force performance is a key issue. Despite this, the study of the impact that corporate social…
Relationship between employees’ attributions of corporate social responsibility, organisational justice and turnover intention: evidence from a post-Soviet country
Dovile Valyte-Zeimiene, Loreta Buksnyte-MarmieneCorporate social responsibility (CSR) does not always create added value. Depending on the employee attributions to a socially responsible organisation, it can lead even…
Regretful or pressured? CSR reactions and disclosures of casinos in the aftermath of a natural disaster
Jieqi Guan, Carlos Noronha, Sandy Hou In Sio, Ching-Chi (Cindia) LamTyphoon Hato attacked Macau in August 2017 and had caused fatalities and extensive damages. This study aims to analyze the reactions of the city’s six casinos after the…
Women on boards, firms’ competitive advantage and its effect on ESG disclosure in Malaysia
Wan Masliza Wan Mohammad, Rapiah Zaini, Aza Azlina Md KassimThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of women on board moderated by firms’ competitive advantage on firms’ environmental, social and governance (ESG…
Perceived CSR motives, perceived CSR authenticity, and pro-environmental behavior intention: an internal stakeholder perspective
Tai Ming Wut, Peggy Mei-lan NgThis study aims to apply attribution theory to examine how internal stakeholders’ attributions affect the perceived company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR…
Analysis of factors affecting environmental audit (EA) implementation with DEMATEL method
Kazem Shamsadini, Mahdi Askari Shahamabad, Fateme Askari ShahamabadIncreasing environmental pollution and destruction have damaged sustainability in polluting societies and organizations. For this reason, various environmental management…
The nexus between corporate social responsibility and firm value: the moderating role of life-cycle stages
Nguyen Vinh Khuong, Le Huu Tuan AnhThis study aims to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm value (FV) with the moderating role of the organizational life cycle (OLC).
Does board independence influence CSR performance? A GMM-based dynamic panel data approach
Nidhi Agarwala, Ritu Pareek, Tarak Nath SahuThe study aims to explore and establish the relationship that exists between board independence and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of Indian firms.
Constructing CSR student self-consciousness through university social responsibility implementation: evidence in Indonesia
Lidya Agustina, Meyliana Meyliana, Hanny HannyThe role of higher education institutions is paramount in creating social and cultural conditions for sustainability. Several studies show universities play an important…
Dynamic impact of financial inclusion and industrialization on environmental sustainability
Awais Ur Rehman, Arsalan Haneef Malik, Abu Hassan bin Md Isa, Mohamad bin JaisThe study aims to investigate the impact of financial inclusion (FI) on environmental quality and the mediating role of industrialization (IZ). In addition, these…
Exploring intergenerational differences in the virtue of appreciation at the workplace
Naval Garg, Manju MahipalanThe present study aims to explore the intergenerational differences in the virtue of appreciation. The construct of appreciation takes a broadened perspective with six…
Barriers to consumer adoption of sustainable products – an empirical analysis
Vishnu Nath, Rajat AgrawalThis paper aims to identify and study the effect of identified eight barriers to sustainable consumption on consumers’ intention to purchase sustainable products.
Revealing the corporate contribution to sustainable development goals through integrated reporting: a worldwide perspective
Giuseppe Nicolò, Gianluca Zanellato, Adriana Tiron-Tudor, Paolo Tartaglia PolciniThis study aims to contribute to the existing literature by presenting new knowledge about sustainable development goals’ (SDGs) reporting practices through integrated…
The interrelationship between intellectual capital, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
Duc Hong Vo, Loan Thi Hong Van, Hien Thi Thu Hoang, Ngoc Phu TranIntellectual capital, corporate governance (CG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are generally considered three essential pillars to enhance firms’ performance in…
CSR and customer orientation: a sustainable pathway towards competitive advantage? A customer’s perspective
Shahzad Mahmood, Zia KhanThis paper aims to examine the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on customer orientation and competitive advantage.
Generating shared value: intersection between organisations that invest in social innovation
Malcon Santos Gonçalves, Marcia Juliana d'Angelo, Raysa Geaquinto RochaThis study aims to investigate how organizations that invest in social innovation – such as for-profit and social enterprises – organize and shape the dynamics between…
Corporate social responsibility or corporate social innovation? Two approaches towards the labour integration of disabled employees in Colombia
Sabrina TabaresThis paper aims to analyse how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social innovation (CSI) are implemented in the integration of employees with…
Customers’ response to mandatory corporate social responsibility in India: an empirical evidence
Aparna K., Amilan S., Vimal Raj L.This paper aims to investigate the customers’ response to mandatory activities as per the corporate social responsibility (CSR) laws of India in the Indian hotel industry…
The impact of CSR on the financing cost of Jordanian firms
Ritab AlKhouri, Mishiel Said SuwaidanThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure on the firms’ weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of Jordanian…
What do we know about CSR authenticity? A systematic review from 2007 to 2021
Baobao Song, Chuqing DongThis study aims to crystallize the research landscape of corporate social responsibility (CSR) authenticity by systematically analyzing CSR scholarships published in…
Corporate social responsibility towards education and corporation performance in the UAE: the mediating role of corporation reputation
Sarah Yaseen Al Sakkaf, Sherine Farouk, Hossam M. Abu ElanainThis study aims to identify and understand the motivators of corporate social responsibility (CSR) toward education and its impact on a corporation's performance and…
Employee ecological behavior among academicians at the workplace
Khalid Farooq, Mohd Yusoff Yusliza, Zikri Muhammad, Muhamad Khalil Omar, Nik Hazimah Nik MatSuccessfully fostering employee ecological behaviors can reduce the environmental impacts of an organization while boosting performance. This paper aims to investigate the…
Perspectives of the academic employees on university social responsibility: a survey study
Janusz Reichel, Agata Rudnicka, Blazej SochaThis study aims to investigate differences and similarities in the approach to understanding university social responsibility (USR) among the academic and university…
The credibility of corporate social responsibility reports: evidence from the energy sector in emerging markets
Sinem AtesThis study aims to explore the underlying motivation of companies in the energy sector for publishing corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports; is it to inform about…
Building political capital through corporate social responsibility: a microlevel focus on the role of business leaders
Andreia Borges, Nelson RamalhoThere are no management decisions deprived of ethical or political consequences. Political corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been highlighting this assertion but…
Embracing biodegradable bags: effects of ethical self-identity on consumer buying behavior
Khansa Zaman, Umer Iftikhar, Mahmood Rehmani, Huda IrshadThis study aims to predict ethical self-identity’s effect on consumer buying behavior of biodegradable bags. Moreover, a moderated mediation model is tested by analyzing…
Corporate social responsibility and customer loyalty during the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from pharmacy practice
Sahar Abbasi, Hamed Aghakhani, Shahriar Azizi, Mohammad Peikanpour, Gholamhossein MehralianIn recent years, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has taken on a more prominent role in both large and small businesses because of its significant impact on various…
Integrating corporate social responsibility and quality management into the TDABC costing system: a case study in the assembly industry
Olga Vedernikova, Villie Morocho, Erik Sigcha, Lorena Segarra-Tapia, Lorena Siguenza-GuzmanThis paper aims to show the potential of time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to value and integrate corporate social responsibility (CSR) and quality management…
Toward a better understanding of social impact, CSR reporting and firm performance: a look at the ASEAN banking industry
Eduardus Tandelilin, Berto UsmanThis study aims to investigate the relationship between social impact, corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and firm performance in the context of the…
Internal corporate social responsibility and university brand legitimacy: an employee perspective in the higher education sector in Tanzania
David AmaniThe purpose of this study is to examine the influence of internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) towards university brand legitimacy (UBRL) with the mediation…
CSR crises from the consumers’ perspective: a multidimensional typology and future research agenda
Guido GrunwaldThe purpose of this paper is to develop a multidimensional corporate social responsibility (CSR) crisis typology from the consumers’ perspective and to provide an agenda…
The linkage between corporate social responsibility and the main benefits obtained from the integration of multiple management systems in Bangladesh
Subrata Talapatra, Kutub Uddin, Manuel Doiro, Gilberto SantosThe aim of this study is to investigate the perceived benefits offered by integrated management system (IMS) in the readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh and the…
Collaborative corporate social responsibility praxis: case studies from India
Meena Chavan, Sunaina Gowan, Joanna VogeleyThis study aims to explore how corporate social responsibility (CSR) has assumed a new meaning today, with the COVID-19 pandemic. This, in turn, has changed the way…
The evolution of firms’ social responsibility and stock performance
Ning Gao, Arif QayyumThe authors ask the question if firms would continue the efforts to improve their social responsibility and how that continued efforts would impact their financial…
Effect of home-country corruption on sustainable resource management and innovation
Leyla Orudzheva, Anne SluhanThe purpose of this study is to better understand how firms integrate sustainable resource management dimensions into their strategy as these firms reexamine how to…
Paradigm shift in the sustainability of water-based power sector – an application of Hydropower sustainability assessment protocol
Neha Chhabra Roy, N.G. RoyThe study aims to identify the severe socioeconomic, environmental, and ecological impacts caused by the construction of mega and large hydro-power plants in Uttarakhand…
Perceived corporate social responsibility and knowledge sharing: mediating roles of employees’ eudaimonic and hedonic well-being
Rachèd Chtioui, Sarra Berraies, Amal DhaouThis study aims to develop a series of hypotheses that are tested based on a survey design methodology. Data collected from 281 knowledge workers operating in mid-level…
Fifteen years of the Social Responsibility Journal: a retrospective using bibliometric analysis
Satish Kumar, Nitesh Pandey, Jaspreet KaurThe Social Responsibility Journal (SRJ) celebrates 15 years of publication in 2019. The purpose of this study is to map the development in the publication, citation and…
Reconciling stakeholder demands: a social dominance perspective
Leyla OrudzhevaThe purpose of this study is to investigate how a higher status of one stakeholder group relates to the outcomes of stakeholder–organization relationship with other lower…
Unpacking the lived experiences of corporate bribery: a phenomenological analysis of the common sense in the Indonesian business world
Nadiatus Salama, Nobuyuki ChikudateThis study aims to investigate the meaning and lived experiences of Indonesian businesspeople who are engaged in corporate bribery.
The corporate social responsibility pyramid: its evolution and the proposal of the spinner, a theoretical refinement
Annor da Silva Junior, Priscilla de Oliveira Martins-Silva, Vitor Daher Coelho, Anderson Fioresi de SousaThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) pyramid conceived by Archie B. Carroll. Anchored by theoretical and…
Linking ethical leadership and behavioral outcomes through workplace spirituality: a study on Indian hotel industry
Shalini Srivastava, Poornima MadanThis study aims to understand and examine the mediating role of workplace spirituality on ethical leadership and behavioral outcomes. The study used the social exchange…
Green CEO, managerial ability and environmental performance
Adhitya Agri Putra, Nanda Fito Mela, Ferdy PutraThis research aims to examine the moderating role of green chief executive officer (CEO) in the effect of managerial ability (MA) on environmental performance (ENV).
Drivers of support for corporate social responsibility: what matters most to Brazilian business leaders
Fernanda Sousa Gimenes, Roberta Souza PiaoThis study aims to examine the drivers prompting business leaders to support corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in Brazil.
Environmental awards and their relevance to the environmental commitment of organizations
Leonardo Silveira ConkeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics of environmental awards and analyze their relevance to the environmental commitment of organizations.
Dear technology, you are not welcome: exploring ungratefulness towards technology
Naval Garg, Sarika KumariTechnology has become all-pervasive and one of the essential requirements of life. The blessings of science and technology are countless, and today, it is almost…
Micro-loans and financial performance: a case of a Chinese commercial bank
Jasmine Alam, Mustapha Ibn Boamah, Yuheng LiuThis study aims to investigate the relationship between a commercial bank’s micro-loaning activity and overall performance over a 10-year period.
The adoption of integrated reporting by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – an international comparison
Barry Ackers, Adeyemi AdebayoThis paper aims to establish the extent to which South African state-owned entities (SOEs), where integrated reporting is a quasi-mandatory reporting requirement, have…
Biodiversity reporting practices of the South African national parks
Michael Buchling, Warren MarounThis paper aims to explore the biodiversity reporting by a state-owned entity responsible for conserving and protecting biodiversity assets in South Africa, the South…
Putting risk management into the corporate sustainability context
Lorren Kirsty HaywoodThis research investigates what is driving corporate sustainability within South African organisations and to what extent these drivers intersect with risk management…
Covid-19 and organisational development: important signs of a new pillar for sustainability
Isabel Cristina Panziera Marques, Zélia Serrasqueiro, Fernanda NogueiraThe global pandemic has had a considerable effect on organisations’ performance and development and on the daily lives of the general population. This study aims to…
A paradigm shift in corporate social responsibility: India’s transition from mandatory regime to the COVID-19 era
Aparna Bhatia, Amandeep DhawanThis study aims to examine the pattern of corporate social responsibility expenditure (CSRE) incurred by Indian companies after the inception of Companies Act 2013. It…
Rationality, experiences or identity work? Sensemaking of emotionally tense experiences of organizational sustainability
Bhavesh Sarna, Tiina Onkila, Marileena MäkeläAlthough emotional tensions related to organizational sustainability have been identified, little is known about how employees aim to resolve such situations. This study…
Enlightened shared value: a new stakeholder approach to corporate social responsibility
Shin HanThis paper aims to provide a new conceptual approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR), termed enlightened shared value (ESV), by applying the social dilemma…
Bank ownership structure and reputation through sustainability reporting in Indonesia
Nurmadi Harsa Sumarta, Mugi Rahardjo, Kingkin Kurnia Trio Satriya, Edy Supriyono, Prihatnolo Gandhi AmidjayaThis paper aims to find empirical evidence of bank ownership structures on bank reputation through the mediating role of sustainability reporting (SR) in Indonesian banking sector.
Exploring the influence of lean manufacturing practices on employee social sustainability
Stéfano Ciannella, Luciano Costa SantosThe benefits of adopting lean manufacturing for leveraging corporate sustainability have been highlighted in the literature. However, these studies have neglected the…
Determinants of recycling behavior in higher education institution
Ai Chin Thoo, Shi Jie Tee, Hon Tat Huam, Adaviah Mas’odThis study aims to investigate the impact of theory of planned behavior (namely, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control) on recycling intention, as…
Untangling innovation: an examination of compensation, corporate social responsibility, and corporate financial performance
Patti Collett Miles, John N. AngelisThis study aims to examine how highly innovative firms behave differently from their peers to become profitable. The authors investigate this through two distinct groups…
Investigating determinants of localised corporate social responsibility: evidence from Pakistan
Kamran Mohy-Ud-din, Muhammad Azam, Hamad Ul Haq, Shakeel AslamThis study aims to investigate the determinants of localised corporate social responsibility (LCSR) activities in Pakistan. The present study explores factors influencing…
Environmental corporate social responsibility initiatives and green purchase intention: an application of the extended theory of planned behavior
Dang Manh Vu, Ngoc Thang Ha, Thi Viet Nga Ngo, Huong Thao Pham, Cong Doanh DuongThis study aims to integrate the perspective of consumer social responsibility with the theory of planned behavior to explore the impact of environmental corporate social…
Co-opetition, corporate responsibility and sustainability: why multi-dimensional constructs matter
Amit Kumar, Julia Connell, Asit BhattacharyyaThis study aims to set out to develop and validate a new instrument to measure the multi-dimensional nature of co-opetition in corporate responsibility and sustainability…
Well-being as a staged social responsibility process: exploratory testing of a new theory
Lance Richard Newey, Rui Torres de Oliveira, Archana MishraThis paper aims to extend the conceptualization of well-being as a staged social responsibility process by undertaking further conceptual development of these ideas as…
Women board members’ impact on ESG disclosure with environment and social dimensions: evidence from the European banking sector
Burcu Gurol, Valentina LagasioThis study aims to investigate the relationship between banks’ board structure and sustainability performance.
Customers’ willingness of irresponsible industry 4.0 companies to co-create sustainable practices
Manuela Escobar-Sierra, Alejandra García-Cardona, Fidel León-DarderIn this regard, this paper aims to wonder how willing to co-create sustainable practices customers of irresponsible Industry 4.0 (I4.0) companies are? With this purpose…
Corporate governance and extent of corporate sustainability practice: the role of investor activism
Nusirat Ojuolape Gold, Fauziah Md. TaibFollowing the unceasing pressure on companies to adopt sustainable business practices to mitigate climate effect, this study aims to examine corporate governance (CG…
Employee-level consequences of perceived internal and external CSR: decoding the moderation and mediation paths
Priyanka Aggarwal, Reetesh K. SinghThis paper aims to examine whether and how internal and external typologies of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employees’ CSR participation (CSRP) differentially…
Conceptualizing corporate social responsibility practice: an integration of obligation and opportunity
Aashna Sharma, Gurparkash SinghThis paper aims to develop an integrated model to analyse the corporate social responsibility (CSR) perception of organizations in a regulated environment. The developed…
Fostering sustainable businesses: understanding sustainability-driven entrepreneurial intention among university students in Pakistan
Idrees Waris, Waseem Barkat, Adeel Ahmed, Irfan HameedThe purpose of this research paper is to predict sustainability-driven entrepreneurship intention among university students in the developing market (Pakistan).
The impact of the adoption of green marketing on corporate performance of non-profitable organizations: empirical study
Hani Al-dmour, Haifa Hadad, Rand Al-dmourThis study aims to examine the impact of green marketing adoption on non-profitable organizations’ performance in Jordan.
Consumers’ prosocial engagement in CSR: why should they care and what does it mean to them?
Baobao SongPublic relations practitioners worldwide are attempting to enhance the overall organization–stakeholder relationships by applying strategic communication techniques and…
Exploring and establishing the barriers to sustainable humanitarian supply chains using fuzzy interpretive structural modeling and fuzzy MICMAC analysis
Haidar Abbas, Zainab Asim, Zuhaib Ahmed, Sanyo MoosaThe continual onset of natural and manmade disasters propels the humanitarian supply chain (HSC) efforts (by organizations, groups and individuals) to always be on a…
CSR portfolio characteristics and performance outcomes: examining the impacts of CSR portfolio diversity and dynamism
Kyle Turner, Craig A. Turner, William H. HeiseThe purpose of this paper is to introduce and test a portfolio view of a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Drawing from stakeholder theory and the…
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