Corporate Competitiveness Based on Sustainability and CSR Values: Case Studies of Spanish MNCs

Lopez Belen () and Villagra Nuria
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Lopez Belen: ESIC, Business & Marketing School
Villagra Nuria: Complutense University of Madrid

A chapter in Strategic Innovative Marketing, 2017, pp 309-314 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses why and how multinational companies are integrating sustainability and CSR values in the corporate strategy. Second, the paper investigates how companies communicate sustainable and CSR activities and finally we explore the impacts of its communication. The analysis is based on case studies with data collected through nine in-depth interviews with senior managers of the most relevant Spanish MNCs. The results show that management and communication of CSR values contribute to the competitiveness of global companies considering the global demands of stakeholders in accordance with instrumental theories of CSR. The results tend to indicate that the communication of CSR has some risks but also some opportunities. When the communication strategy based on CSR values is effective, the relationship with the stakeholders become stronger and the reputation and perception of the firm increase with internal and external stakeholders.

Keywords: Corporate sustainability; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate communication; CSR values (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33865-1_39

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