Corporate Social Responsibility: Whether or How?

By N. Smith. 2003

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Strategy and Management

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Exploring the Nature of the Relationship Between CSR and Competitiveness (2009, background): “However, financial performance or smart practices don’t automatically imply longterm competitiveness (Porter and Kramer, 2006; Porter and Van der Linde, 1995; Smith, 2003).”
Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: The Role of Good Corporate Governance (2016, background): “…(Cochran and Wood, 1984; Aupperle et al., 1985; McGuire et al., 1988; Waddock and Graves, 1997; McWilliams and Siegel, 2000; Orlitzky et al., 2003; Smith, 2003; Ortas et al., 2014) testify to the ever-present dichotomy between CSR and FP; however, there exist no clear-cut conclusions that clarify…”
Usage of public corporate communications of social responsibility in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) (2010, background): “While no agreement exists on the definitions and measures, more agreement exists on the potential positive impact (Smith, 2003; McWilliams et al., 2006; Branco and Rodrigues, 2006).”
The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Environmental Factors through a Moderating Role of Social Media Marketing on Sustainable Performance of Firms’ Operating in Multan, Pakistan (2019, background): “The concept of CSR appears through the commitment of organizations and business firms to consider a beneficial contribution to society or any other person who can be affected by their social implements and activities [98,99].”
Why Should They Care? The Role of Institutional Investors in the Market for Corporate Global Responsibility (2005, background): “Understanding the motives of global corporations in relation to global standards also requires an understanding of economic incentives (see Christopherson, 2005; Smith, 1990; 2003).”
Exploring the relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm innovation (2014, background): “CSR activities reflect a firm’s stakeholder orientation and often range from community outreach, cause-related marketing, and employee well-being programs, to environmentally friendly sourcing andmanufacturing practices (Smith 2003).”
Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility: Developing Markets for Virtue (2007, background): “These indicators suggest that CSR has never been more prominent on the corporate agenda.(2) Certainly, many business leaders claim to have taken CSR to heart and have set the mandate to “mainstream” it into their companies.”
The Impact of CEO Characteristics on Corporate Sustainable Development (2013, background): “Indeed, while the discourse of CSR has been advanced from ‘whether’ to ‘what’ and ‘how’ (Smith, 2003; Basu and Palazzo, 2008), companies have exhibited different approaches toward CSR. Firms not only differ in their CSR performance but also in term of consistency.”
Consumer Reactions to CSR: A Brazilian Perspective (2010, background): “These rewards can be both transactional, as in a greater willingness to purchase a CSR company’s products (Smith, 2003), and, often more importantly and longer-term, relational (e.”