Why and How Does Social Responsibility Differ Among SMEs? A Social Capital Systemic Approach

The existing analysis of heterogeneous social responsibility (SR) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has considered the effects of individual factors. However, no holistic analysis has been performed on how different factors of heterogeneity interact and how they collectively affect SR in SMEs....

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Autores principales: Aragón, Cristina (Autor) ; Narvaiza, Lorea (Autor) ; Altuna, Maite (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2016
En: Journal of business ethics
Año: 2016, Volumen: 138, Número: 2, Páginas: 365-384
Otras palabras clave:B Case study
B Social Capital
B Social Responsibility
B Behaviour
B small and medium enterprises
B Heterogeneity factors
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Sumario:The existing analysis of heterogeneous social responsibility (SR) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has considered the effects of individual factors. However, no holistic analysis has been performed on how different factors of heterogeneity interact and how they collectively affect SR in SMEs. Here, we propose a new systemic approach—employing the social capital concept—with the aim of identifying how and why SR is built diversely in SMEs. In particular, we focus on a positive and holistic perspective that integrates the factors proposed in the literature into the social capital construct. Through a case study of four Spanish SMEs, this article proposes a systemic approach to the study of heterogeneous SR in SMEs.
ISSN:1573-0697
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2632-2