Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese Multinational Enterprises: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Shu-Yun Du, Xiao-Chen Shao (), Alfredo Jiménez and Jeoung Yul Lee ()
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Shu-Yun Du: School of Management, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Xiao-Chen Shao: Graduate School, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Alfredo Jiménez: Department of Management, Kedge Business School, 33405 Talence, France
Jeoung Yul Lee: School of Business Management, Hongik University, Sejong 30016, Republic of Korea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-22

Abstract: This study analyzes papers on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Chinese multinational enterprises (CMNEs) published in top-tier management and international business journals. We extracted six key constructs from these studies, examined their interconnections, and identified five themes. These themes are (1) the relationship between corporate governance and CSR practice, (2) the relationship between institutional environments and CSR practice, (3) the relationship between resources and capabilities and CSR practice, (4) the relationship between strategy/activity and CSR practice, and (5) the relationship between corporate performance and CSR practice. Our study aim is to reveal research gaps that have not been identified in other previous review articles. Thus, based on the research gaps identified through a review of previous studies, we identified that there is a strong relationship between CSR and national cultural contexts; however, most current research on CSR has focused on Western cultural contexts. Thus, to further explore how CSR of CMNEs may differ from other countries (e.g., Western countries) that is our review aim, we provide five directions for future CSR research on CMNEs. Finally, we theoretically and conceptually analyze recent studies on the impacts of corporate governance, resources, and capabilities on CMNEs’ CSR practices in relation to corporate performance through a theoretical framework and identify future research directions on Chinese MNEs’ CSR by reviewing various theories and perspectives over the last 13 years.

Keywords: Chinese multinational enterprises; corporate social responsibility; stakeholder theory; institutional theory; agency theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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