CSR Implication and Disclosure in Higher Education: Uncovered Points. Results from a Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research

Mahalaxmi Adhikariparajuli, Abeer Hassan and Benedetta Siboni
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Mahalaxmi Adhikariparajuli: School of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
Abeer Hassan: School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
Benedetta Siboni: Department of Management, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, 47121 Forlì, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-23

Abstract: This research reviews and analyzes prior corporate social responsibility (CSR) studies centered on its implications and disclosure in higher education institutions (HEIs). Nine major databases were analyzed to review research articles from various business, management, higher education, and accounting journals for the period of 2004–2020. We follow the seven-step systematic review guidelines developed by Fink 2019 and we base our review analysis on fifty-eight journal articles. The systematic literature review results show a significant increase in the number of CSR article publications and the extent and trend of disclosure. The majority of prior research was based on questionnaires to evaluate the HEIs curriculum and focus on the CSR implication process. However, HEIs are still lagging behind in CSR implication and disclosure, and with a long way to go to obtain sustainability goals. From the study, several opportunities for future research emerged. This study can be useful for HEIs policymakers and practitioners to access the usefulness of CSR implications and disclosures in HEIs. In addition, this analysis assists scholars to explore in-depth the uncovered points related to CSR in HEIs context. This is the first systematic review of CSR implications and disclosures that comprehensively covers higher education institutions as a sector and presents a reference for academic literature from 2004 to 2020.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); higher education institutions (HEIs); systematic literature review; sustainability; disclosure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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