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| Author: | Gjølberg, M. |
| Title: | Measuring the immeasurable? Constructing an index of CSR practices and CSR performance in 20 countries |
| Journal: | Scandinavian Journal of Management
2009 : MAR, VOL. 25:1, p. 10-22 |
| Index terms: | corporate responsibility social responsibility comparative research methodology capitalism political economy OECD |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article aims to contribute to the establishment of a more comparatively and structurally oriented framework for analysing corporate social responsibility (hereafter as: CSR). It presumes that a company's institutional environment matters to its CSR strategy. Two indexes are developed: one measuring CSR practices and one measuring CSR performance in 20 OECD nations. The index construction bases on a formative measurement model, which reflects the degree to which companies of certain nationalities are over- or under-represented in major, global CSR iniatives and rankings, relative to the size of their national economies. The results acquired by two indexes reveal striking differences between 20 nations, which indicates a need to address the impact of domestic structures on CSR. |
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