Revisiting the national corporate social responsibility index. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Skouloudis, Antonis; Isaac, David; Evaggelinos, Kostis
• Is Part Of: International journal of sustainable development and world ecology. Volume 23:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 61
• Page End: 70
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: corporate social responsibility -- country-level index -- ranking -- cross-national comparison -- composite indicator; Sustainable development -- Periodicals; Ecology -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Ecologie; Duurzame ontwikkeling; Ecology; Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 338.72
• DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2015.1099121
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-2627

Abstract

Abstract : This paper relies on Gjølberg's national corporate social responsibility (CSR) index while its purpose is twofold. First, it seeks to extend the methodological instrument for assessing national CSR and, second, it applies the new approach to a much larger pool of countries ( n = 86) in an attempt to provide a global CSR outlook. The emergent picture from the study is one of deficient CSR penetration and wide variation among countries where most of the assessed countries are still lagging in the endorsement of international CSR initiatives and schemes. Findings offer fertile ground to theorists and researchers for a deeper investigation of the national specificity of CSR and to further identify institutional determinants that shape the social responsiveness and self-regulation of business entities. The study has also implications for managers and top executives to consider as it infers that the national background can be influential in the development of a CSR agenda and can condition the level of CSR penetration.