RT Article
T1 Peculiar Strengths and Relational Attributes of SMEs in the Context of CSR
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 87
IS 3
SP 355
OP 377
A1 Jamali, Dima
A1 Zanhour, Mona
A1 Keshishian, Tamar
A2 Zanhour, Mona
A2 Keshishian, Tamar
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785634852
AB The spotlight in the CSR discourse has traditionally been focused on multinational corporations (MNCs). This paper builds on a burgeoning stream of literature that has accorded recent attention to the relevance and importance of integrating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the CSR debate. The paper begins by an overview of the CSR literature and a synthesis of relevant evidence pertaining to the peculiarities and special relational attributes of SMEs in the context of CSR. Noting the thin theoretical grounding in the literature on offer, the paper then presents relevant CSR theoretical perspectives that could be useful in conducting further research on SMEs. In light of this framework, the paper outlines the findings of an empirical study highlighting the peculiar CSR orientations of SMEs in a developing country context in comparison to some of their MNC counterparts. The study is qualitative in nature, capitalizing on a comparative research design to highlight differences in CSR orientations between SMEs and MNCs. The findings are presented and implications are drawn regarding the peculiar relational attributes of SMEs in the context of CSR generally, and developing countries more specifically, and how this inclination can be further nurtured and leveraged.
K1 Lebanon
K1 Developing Countries
K1 Multinational Corporations
K1 small and medium enterprises
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
DO 10.1007/s10551-008-9925-7