SMEs and the Fallacy of Formalising CSR

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Corporate social responsibility in the food sector (2011, background): “…in the food sector 311 at C B S Library on A ugust 16, 2011 erae.oxfordjournals.org D ow nloaded from high flexibility and less formal structures, including less documentation and fewer procedural hurdles (European Commission, 2002; Fassin, 2008; Jenkins, 2009; Russo and Perrini, 2009).”
Walking and Talking Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications of Firm Size and Organizational Cost (2016, unknown): “Interms of talking CSR, unlike larger ﬁrms, smaller ﬁrms tend to employ informal, personalized mechanisms to interact with their stakeholders (Fassin, 2008).”
Ethics and entrepreneurship: A bibliometric study and literature review (2019, background): “…investigated CSR activities in established organizations, several authors have contributed to the development of this research avenue by studying the chances entrepreneurs and SMEs have to engage in these activities (Ahmad & Seet, 2010; Fassin, 2008; Lepoutre & Heene, 2006; Peterson & Jun, 2009) 5.”
Corporate Social Responsibility That “Pays”: A Strategic Approach to CSR for SMEs ** (2017, background): “Third, SMEs face high constraints on their resources and capabilities (Castka et al. 2004; Perrini 2006) and tend to have an informal (Fassin 2008) or ad hoc (rather than strategic) approach to CSR. Knowing exactly which CSR activities contribute to firm growth is crucial to ensure the…”