Journal•ISSN: 0007-6503
Business & Society
SAGE Publishing
About: Business & Society is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Corporate social responsibility & Stakeholder. It has an ISSN identifier of 0007-6503. Over the lifetime, 1066 publications have been published receiving 67150 citations. The journal is also known as: Business & society.
Topics: Corporate social responsibility, Stakeholder, Corporate governance, Social responsibility, Politics
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the evolution of the concept and definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and present an interesting history associated with the evolution and evolution of CSR.
Abstract: There is an impressive history associated with the evolution of the concept and definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this article, the author traces the evolution of the CSR cons...
5,403 citations
TL;DR: This paper extended earlier research concerning the relationship between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance, with particular emphasis on methodological inconsistencie... and showed that methodological inconsistency is a major obstacle in the analysis.
Abstract: This article extends earlier research concerning the relationship between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance, with particular emphasis on methodological inconsistencie...
1,929 citations
TL;DR: This paper found that prospective job applicants are more likely to pursue jobs from socially responsible firms than from firms with poor social performance reputations, and that job applicants have higher self-images when working for socially responsive firms over their less responsive counterparts.
Abstract: Several researchers have suggested that a talented, quality workforce will become a more important source of competitive advantage for firms in the future. Drawing on social identity theory and signaling theory, the authors hypothesize that firms can use their corporate social performance (CSP) activities to attract job applicants. Specifically, signaling theory suggests that a firm’s CSP sends signals to prospective job applicants about what it would be like to work for a firm. Social identity theory suggests that job applicants have higher self-images whenworking for socially responsive firms over their less responsive counterparts. The authors conducted an experiment in which they manipulated CSP and found that prospective job applicants are more likely to pursue jobs from socially responsible firms than from firms with poor social performance reputations. The implications of these findings for academicians and practitioners alike are discussed.
1,772 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the relationship between indicators of corporate social and financial performance within a comprehensive theoretical framework and found no significant negative social-financial performance relationships and strong positive correlations in both contemporaneous and lead-lag formulations.
Abstract: This research note analyzes the relationship between indicators of corporate social and financial performance within a comprehensive theoretical framework. The results, based on data for 67 large U.S. corporations for 1982-1992, reveal no significant negative social-financial performance relationships and strong positive correlations in both contemporaneous and lead-lag formulations.
1,356 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether corporate social responsibility in Asia is not homogeneous but varies among countries, and they concluded that the variation is explained by stages of development, globalization enhances the adoption of CSR in Asia, and national business systems structure the profile of multinational corporations' CSR.
Abstract: This article addresses four hypotheses: (a) that corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Asia is not homogeneous but varies among countries, (b) that the variation is explained by stages of development, (c) that globalization enhances the adoption of CSR in Asia, and (d) that national business systems structure the profile of multinational corporations’ CSR. These hypotheses are investigated through analysis of Web site reporting of 50 companies in seven Asian countries: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand. The article concludes that CSR does vary considerably among Asian countries but that this variation is not explained by development but by factors in the respective national business systems. It also concludes that multinational companies are more likely to adopt CSR than those operating solely in their home country but that the profile of their CSR tends to reflect the profile of the country of operation rather than the country of origin.
1,054 citations