Social Responsibility Journal: Volume 11 Issue 2

Understanding the role of the broker in business non-profit collaboration

Louise Lee

This paper aims to investigate the contribution of brokers to business non-profit collaborations, in the context of employee volunteering. It investigates the roles brokers play…

The key to carving out a high corporate reputation based on innovation: corporate social responsibility

Marina Mattera, Veronica Baena

The purpose of this study is to analyze how corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects a firm’s value added. Specifically, through a combination of Stakeholder Theory and…

The business-case for community investment: evidence from Fiji’s tourism industry

Andrew Bradly

This paper aims to argue that the rationale for community investment in developing countries is broader and more complex than in the West, and that the usual drivers of corporate…

Market timing and selectivity performance of socially responsible funds

Praveen K. Das, S. P. Uma Rao

The purpose of this paper is to examine the market timing and stock selection abilities of socially responsible (SR) mutual funds. Some high-profile SR fund managers try to…

The influence of stakeholder power on corporate social responsibility: evidence from a relationship-based economy

Afzalur Rashid

– This study aims to examine whether lenders’ power and other attributes influence corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in Bangladesh.

Social media: the Wild West of CSR communications

Ralph Tench, Brian Jones

This paper aims to posit the central argument that traditional media of old presented a clear, ordered world of communication management for organisations to extol their corporate…

Corporate response to human resource disclosure recommendations

America Alvarez

This paper aims to study corporate response to intellectual capital and social responsibility disclosure recommendations regarding employees. Such an analysis would reveal which…

The effect of corporate social responsibility on firm risk

Pascal Nguyen, Anna Nguyen

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and risk for a sample of US firms rated by KLD.

A stakeholder approach to corporate social responsibility, reputation and business performance

Mehdi Taghian, Clare D’Souza, Michael Polonsky

This paper aims to investigate business managers’ assessment of stakeholders’ influence on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The key stakeholders included…

SME stakeholder relationship descriptions in website CSR communications

Craig M. Parker, Emilia Bellucci, Ambika Zutshi, Luba Torlina, Bardo Fraunholz

The aim of this paper is to report on an exploratory, qualitative study of how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) describe their firm’s relationships with or impact on…

Impact of executive citizenship and organizational commitment on corporate social responsibility

Sakthi Mahenthiran, Jane Lai Yee Terpstra-Tong, Robert Terpstra, Shanthy Rachagan

This Malaysian study aims to use upper echelons theory and social identity theory variables to determine the chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics and attitudes associated…