Exploring the Nature of the Relationship Between CSR and Competitiveness

By M. Vilanova, J. Lozano, Daniel Arenas. 2009

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Subfields: Marketing, Strategy and Management

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Corporate social responsibility disclosure and its relation on institutional ownership: Evidence from public listed companies in Malaysia (2010, background): “CSR has emerged as an important subject in company’s activities (Vilanova et al., 2009).”
Corporate social responsibility, real activities earnings management, and corporate governance: evidence from Korea (2016, background): “…– known as sustainability reports2 (Nielsen and Thomsen 2007; Gao 2011; Dhaliwal et al. 2012) – and are accepting CSR as an important means to enhance their competitive advantage (Branco and Rodrigues 2006; Vilanova, Lozano, and Arenas 2008; Vallentin and Murillo 2012).3 *Corresponding author.”
The linkage between HRM, CSR and performance outcomes (2012, background): “CSR contributes to the gaining of a competitive advantage through the development of an internal and external organisational image and reputation and stimulating changes in organisational values and processes (Vilanova et al., 2009).”
Corporate Social Responsibility and Competitiveness within SMEs of the Fashion Industry: Evidence from Italy and France (2014, background): “In the last two decades, the debate on the strategic potential of CSR and the existence of a possible relationship between CSR and competitive edge has become increasingly relevant [9,19,26], and at the same time, studies on the business case for CSR have become increasingly focused [9,27–29].”
Business Reputation and Labor Efficiency, Productivity, and Cost (2010, methodology): “modified and simplified version of the Vilanova et al. (2009) model along with some selected literature supporting the model's relationships.”