Corporate social responsibility: an empirical investigation of U.S. organizations

Lindgreen, Adam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-7350, Swaen, Valérie and Johnston, Wesley J. 2008. Corporate social responsibility: an empirical investigation of U.S. organizations. Journal of Business Ethics 85 (S2) , pp. 303-323. 10.1007/s10551-008-9738-8

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Abstract

Organizations that believe they should give something back to the society have embraced the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Although the theoretical underpinnings of CSR have been frequently debated, empirical studies often involve only limited aspects, implying that theory may not be congruent with actual practices and may impede understanding and further development of CSR. The authors investigate actual CSR practices related to five different stakeholder groups, develop an instrument to measure those CSR practices, and apply it to a survey of 401 U.S. organizations. Four different clusters of organizations emerge, depending on the CSR practice focus. The distinctive features of each cluster relate to organizational demographics, perceived influence of stakeholders, managers perceptions of the influence of CSR on performance, and organizational performance.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance H Social Sciences > HS Societies secret benevolent etc J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Corporate social responsibility ; Practices ; Stakeholders ; U.S. ; Performance outcomes ; Survey
Additional Information:	From the issue entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation"
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0167-4544
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 17:56
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17995

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