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Corporate Social Responsibility: a Theory of the Firm Perspective
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In this article, the authors outline a supply and demand model of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and conclude that there is an "ideal" level of CSR, which managers can determine via cost-benefit analysis.Abstract:
We outline a supply and demand model of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on this framework, we hypothesize that a firm's level of CSR will depend on its size, level of diversification, research and development, advertising, government sales, consumer income, labor market conditions, and stage in the industry life cycle. From these hypotheses, we conclude that there is an “ideal” level of CSR, which managers can determine via cost-benefit analysis, and that there is a neutral relationship between CSR and financial performance.read more
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Corporate responsibility, supply chain partnership and performance: an empirical examination
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of corporate responsibility on firm performance is mediated by the functional behaviour of supply chain partnership formation, and support for including CR awareness building and monitoring in the development of partnerships but cautions against imposing CR best practices on suppliers.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Outcomes: A Moderated Mediation Model of Organizational Identification and Moral Identity.
TL;DR: The findings reveal several ways in which organizations can strategically focus their CSR and human resource efforts, such as applying this model and focusing on moral identity as a key indicator when evaluating employees.
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Value creation and value appropriation in public and nonprofit organizations
TL;DR: It is highlighted that public value arises from private interests and that the dynamic of value creation and value appropriation in activities involving the public interest can be influenced by not only resource endowments and organizational capabilities but also by the way organizations address and manage stakeholder expectations.
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The development of sustainable entrepreneurship research field
TL;DR: In this paper, a chronological analysis of literature from the Web of Science-Social Sciences Citation Index (WoS-SSCI) database was performed to map the main academic literature on sustainable entrepreneurship and analyze the most substantial contributions to the advances of research in this field.
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Institutional legitimacy and norms-based CSR marketing practices: Insights from MNCs operating in a developing economy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate specific social roles of multinational corporations (MNCs) in a developing economy, and how these MNCs' CSR marketing activities are legitimized, from the institutional perspective.
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The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits
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The corporate social performance-financial performance link
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