Social Responsibility Journal: Volume 20 Issue 1

Digital divide, globalization and income inequality in sub-Saharan African countries: analysing cross-country heterogeneity

Hermann Ndoya, Simplice A. Asongu

This study aims to analyse the impact of digital divide (DD) on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 2004–2016.

Corporate social responsibility versus business ethics: analysis of employee-related policies

Katia Furlotti, Tatiana Mazza

This study aims to analyze the relationship between companies’ business ethics (BE) and corporate social responsibility (CSR), with particular reference to policies toward…

Does corporate sustainability mitigate firm risk? An empirical analysis on S&P 500 controversial companies

Mauro Sciarelli, Giovanni Landi, Lorenzo Turriziani, Anna Prisco

This study aims to explore the impact of controversial firms’ corporate sustainability assessments on their risk exposure according to the environmental, social and governance…

Developing environmental performance through sustainable practices, environmental CSR and behavioural intentions: an online approach during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bahadur Ali Soomro, Ghada Mohamed Elhag, Mitho Khan Bhatti, Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Naimatullah Shah

The purpose of this study is to examine the development of environmental performance (EP) through sustainable practices (SPs), environmental corporate social responsibility…

Transparency reports as CSR reports: motives, stakeholders, and strategies

Amanda Reid, Evan Ringel, Shanetta M. Pendleton

The purpose of this study is to situate information and communications technology (ICT) “transparency reports” within the theoretical framework of corporate social responsibility…

Design of a protocol model for the integration of social value in strategic management through social accounting

Alfonso Echanove-Franco, Leire San-Jose, José Luis Retolaza

This study aims to structure a model for integrating social value into strategic management based on identifying the critical success factors (CSF) for such integration in the…

Stakeholders' perception of mandatory CSR in the Indian hotel industry: scale development and validation

K. Aparna, S. Amilan, Vimal Raj L.

This study aims to develop and validate a scale to measure stakeholders' perception of mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the hotel industry in India.

Entrepreneurial passion and family SMEs internationalization success: examining the moderating effect of the adversity of fragile countries

Cherine Jneid

The assessment of the role of entrepreneurial passion in international entrepreneurship needs further attention. This study aims to fill this research gap by assessing the role of…

Quality of integrated reports: evidence from Brazilian public universities

Cintia de Melo de Albuquerque Ribeiro, Marcelo Pereira Moraes, Alan Bandeira Pinheiro, Júlio Neto

This paper aims to assess the level of compliance of the Integrated Management Reports of four Brazilian public universities with the International Integrated Reporting Framework.

Socially responsible consumers and stockpiling during crises: the intersection of personal norms and fear

Sayed Elhoushy, Manuel Alector Ribeiro

Urging people to avoid stockpiling was a common declaration made by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, yet empty supermarket shelves and supply shortages of basic…