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Author: | Furrer, O. (et al.) |
Title: | Attitudes toward corporate responsibilities in Western Europe and in Central and East Europe |
Journal: | Management International Review
2010 : VOL. 50:3, p. 379-398 |
Index terms: | corporate responsibility social responsibility environment responsibility managers business schools students Europe |
Freeterms: | CSR |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This study explored the attitudes toward social, economic, and environmental corporate responsibilities (hereafter as: resps.) of more than 3000 current managers and business students in 8 European countries. Participants in Western European (as: W-E.) countries had significantly different perspectives on the importance of these corporate resps. (CR) than those in Central and East European countries (CEE). Within each country, environmental CR is seen as most important in both CEE and W-E. countries. Across countries, W-E. respondents put more importance to social CR and less importance to economic CR. CEE countries are not homogenous, e.g. CR attitudes in the Czech Republic are closer to that of W-E. respondents, possibly triggered by the accession to EU. Work experience (managers vs. business students) influences social and environmental orientations (as: ornts.) more than the economic ornts. for only some countries. In addition, generational differences were also found: business students put more importance to environmental CR and less importance to social CR than managers. |
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