Social Responsibility Journal

2005 - 2026

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2025, month December, vol 22

Does corporate social responsibility matter? Evidence from firm innovation pp. 278-298

HyunJun Na and YunJung Lee

Perceived CSR and its ripple effects: understanding organisational legitimacy and stakeholder engagement pp. 371-391

Vinod Sharma and Akhil M.P.

Corporate social responsibility digitalization and sustainable competitive performance: the mediating role of digital capability and innovation in Egypt’s telecommunications sector pp. 445-464

Hanan Eid Badwy, Sikandar Ali Qalati, Abdelaziz Ali Marzouk, Ammar Fathy Mousa Esmael, Eman Hassanien Taha, Mohamed Adel Abdelrazek and Asmaa Said Ahmed Al Asrag

Leadership succession and corporate sustainability: international evidence from family firms pp. 465-482

Donghyeok Jang and Sahar Darehshiri

Beyond individual choice: how price sensitivity, locavorism, and convenience shape socially responsible food consumption in developing markets pp. 573-595

Celso Augusto de Matos, Marcia Dutra de Barcellos and Marlon Dalmoro

Retail investors’ green attention and corporate carbon emissions: evidence from China pp. 596-616

Ziyao Xu, Zhiqiang Du, Yating Gao and Junfeng Ma

Corporate responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence: a novel perspective and actionable solutions pp. 617-633

Reza Vaezi

The burgeoning trajectory of Indian gig workers: Is independence the price for minimum wages and social security? pp. 664-684

Leesa Mohanty, Sukanya Panda, Vijaya Batth and Lalatendu Kesari Jena

Strategic social responsibility and human rights in green exporting: the mediating role of green marketing among Thai latex pillow SMEs pp. 685-703

Petcharat Chimakulpanrob

Employee awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles as a driver of corporate social responsibility: a scale development study pp. 704-722

Yu Gan and Khahan Na-Nan

Disentangling the role of stakeholder pressure on carbon management strategy adoption pp. 789-803

Ankita Bedi and Balwinder Singh

2025, month November, vol 22

Exploring value systems and community engagement in indigenous black South African family businesses: a sociocultural perspective pp. 134-177

Welcome Kupangwa, Elmarie Venter and Shelley Maeva Farrington

Greening Generation Z: unraveling pro-environmental purchase intentions for green apparel in Lithuania through an extended theory of planned behavior, social media influence and environmental self-identity pp. 208-224

Muhammad Yaseen Bhutto and Aušra Rūtelionė

Intellectual capital management and sustainability performance of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises pp. 225-243

Nicholas Asare, Stephen Bannah, Patricia Muah and Michael Effah Asamoah

Empowering communities through service-learning: a model for nonprofit volunteerism and civic responsibility pp. 261-277

Chin-Yen Alice Liu

Communities: shapers or contexts for social responsibility of small andmedium enterprises? pp. 299-314

Tomina Gabriela Saveanu, Mirabela Constanta Matei, Sorana Saveanu and Maria-Madela Abrudan

CSR performance in global context: institutional determinants in developed, developing, and emerging economies pp. 315-337

Hind Lebbar and Mhamed-Ali El-Aroui

Perceived interactional injustice and knowledge sabotage behavior: the roles of self-serving behavior and moral identity pp. 356-370

Toan Khanh Tran Pham and Thuy Thi Thanh Doan

Rethinking corporate social responsibility and human capital integrating digital transformation and Industry 4.0 pp. 392-420

Lorena Para-González, Victor Hugo Arredondo-Méndez and Carlos Mascaraque-Ramírez

Exploring the interplay of CSR, employee well-being, and organizational identification in shaping employee green behaviours: a mediation-moderation approach pp. 421-444

Sarika Jain

The interaction between Industry 4.0 practices, distributor sustainability development and performance: a necessary condition analysis pp. 485-509

Jenny Twyford, Elahe Hosseini, Kai Haverila and Matti Haverila

Redefining the nutrition paradigm for a sustainable future: the meating point for a harmonious coexistence pp. 510-528

Daniel Borer, Daniel Fuller, Manjit Singh Sandhu and Duy-Tung Duy Bui

From corporate planning to performance: how institutional forces propel sustainability in European firms pp. 529-550

Daniela Cicchini, Rosa Lombardi, Stefano Marasca and Salvatore Principale

2025, month October, vol 22

Unveiling tourist transition patterns to sustainable homestays in India: a push-pull-mooring model analysis and implications for social responsibility pp. 49-72

Shameem Shagirbasha, Angelin Vilma, D. Booshnam and Naman Agarwal

Exploring the impact of organizational type on success factors in cross-sector partnerships: an analysis of the perspectives of business and NGOs in Poland pp. 73-91

Agnieszka Żak and Monika Hamerska

Beyond environmental attitudes – the effect of non-cognitive attitudes like frugality and shopping orientation on environmental behavior pp. 92-113

Maria Csutora, Zsófia Vetőné Mózner and Gabor Harangozo

Exploring Indian millennials’ sustainable clothing purchase decisions: a qualitative study pp. 114-133

Mandeep Kaur, Shweta Mittal, Amarjeet Kaur and Narendra Singh Chaudhary

An inter-comparison of sustainability performance of selected global railway companies pp. 178-207

Jayita Saha and Jhumoor Biswas

Preserving human relevance, as a new social responsibility of business in the AI age pp. 244-257

Ciprian N. Radavoi

Navigating the purchase intention: determinants of digital corporate social responsibility in the banking sector pp. 338-355

Vivek Devvrat Singh, Jai Jayant and Chandra Dev Bhatt

2025, month September, vol 22

The gender pay gap in the board of directors: a group-specific analysis pp. 23-48

Álvaro Melón-Izco and María Dolores Alcaide-Ruiz

2025, month July, vol 22

The social report as a multilevel tool in addressing institutional pressures: management and policy implications for nonprofit organizations pp. 1-22

Nora Annesi, Massimo Battaglia, Marco Frey and Alberto Pastore

2025, month October, vol 21

Does greenwashing dim green actions? Examining how greenwashing impacts consumers’ pro-environmental intentions pp. 2336-2355

Muhammed Sajid, Myriam Ertz and Meera Peethambaran

Corporate social responsibility in the Palestinian banking sector: key insights and impacts pp. 2356-2375

Maisa Y. Burbar and Suzan J. Shkukani

Greenwashing behavior and corporate resilience: the moderating role of government regulation and state ownership pp. 2376-2393

Wanze Li

Too much of a green thing? The curvilinear impact of green servant leadership on employee pro-environmental behaviour in luxury hotels pp. 2394-2413

Boya Yang, Jo Ann Ho, Siew Imm Ng and Jun-Hwa Cheah

2025, month September, vol 21

The influence of pastoral involvement in Liberian microfinance pp. 1857-1873

Jesse Lee Veenstra

Do social-conscious consumers value third-party sustainability assessment? Contradictory interpretation of corporate sustainability performance communication among self- vs other-oriented consumers pp. 1890-1914

Warat Winit, Rawi Roongruangsee, Ratima Srisomwongse and Ek Bunchua

EPR policy adoption in the digital age: exploring barriers faced by Indian MSMEs through an IPA lens pp. 1915-1936

Divneet Kaur and Nidhi Arora

The ESG advantage: how green practices boost employee efficiency? pp. 1976-1991

Pracheta Tejasmayee, Bhakti Agarwal, Jagjeevan Kanoujiya and Shailesh Rastogi

Understanding consumer skepticism toward cause-related marketing: the role of cause-fit congruence and contextual priming pp. 1992-2014

Rishi Dwesar, Sudeepta Pradhan and Ankita Sharma

Demystifying behavioural biases influencing sustainable investing decisions: a hybrid PLS-SEM and fuzzy DEMATEL approach pp. 2034-2052

Abhijith R., Bijulal D., Suresh Subramoniam and Ravi V.

Are environmental attitude and sustainability influenced by organizational environmental policies? An investigation with public servants pp. 2072-2087

Edicreia Andrade dos Santos, Lais Beatriz Kruly, Jonatas Dutra Sallaberry and Silvana Dalmutt Kruger

On the limits of altruistic investor preferences: implications for ESG and responsible investments pp. 2088-2097

Kristian J. Sund and Johannes K. Dreyer

Unlocking corporate sustainability: the synergistic effects of integrated reporting and ownership concentration pp. 2271-2288

Mohamed Drira, Yosra Makni Fourati, Aida Boudabbous and Mouna ElAyeb

Amending CSV: contingency theory for the quest of fit pp. 2289-2303

Viateur Nkurunziza

Climate change anxiety: a portrait of Portugal pp. 2304-2317

Mariana Pinho

Pathways to environmental responsibility: unveiling the synergy of leadership, ethics and HRM practices pp. 2318-2335

Farhan Sarwar, Rajeh Bati Almasradi and Syed Muhammad Abbas

2025, month August, vol 21

Towards circular economy for managing post-consumer textile and garment waste in India using new technologies pp. 1784-1805

Raji Ajwani-Ramchandani, Sonali Bhattacharya, Tarini Ramchandani and Shishir Kumar Jha

Impact of moral and exchange capital on media favourability of financial companies in India pp. 1806-1817

Sakshi Sachdeva and Latha Ramesh

Strengthening internal employer branding through sustainable business practices pp. 1818-1832

Susanne Durst, Christoph Hinteregger and Jan Zöller

Promoting the green voice of employees in the hospitality sector: the role of environmental transformational leadership pp. 1833-1856

Shameem Shagirbasha, Neethu Mohammed and Madhan Kumar

The resale–repurchase cycle: how consumer perceptions of gain and loss shape sustainable consumption pp. 1874-1889

Hsunchi Chu

Do mindful consumers matter to sustainability? pp. 1937-1956

Dongjun Rew, Wonsuk Cha, Suji Lim and Jin-Woo Kim

Unboxing the intention: the impact of perceived CSR activities on social entrepreneurship through pro-social motivation and entrepreneurial culture pp. 1957-1975

Shefali Srivastava and Bindu Singh

Emotional sensibility and corporate performance in supply chain governance: evidence from the UK Modern Slavery Act pp. 2015-2033

Colin Provost and Tereza Capelos

Examining corporate social responsibility activities of BIST 100 companies following the 2023 Türkiye–Syria earthquakes pp. 2053-2071

Gokmen Durmus, Mustafa Doruk Mutlu and Mehmet Ali Turkmenoglu

Understanding consumers’ purchase intentions for green cosmetic products: an integrated perspective pp. 2098-2111

Kian Yeik Koay and Hussain Ibaau Ahmed

The role of spiritual well-being in consciousness for sustainable consumption pp. 2112-2132

Pradeep Mazumdar and Nandini Mazumdar

Beyond surface: perceived CSR authenticity and compassion at work with mediating role of meaningful work pp. 2233-2252

Nikeshala Weerasekara and Seshika Kariyapperuma

ESG reputation and the possibility of energy inefficiency: does stakeholder perception conceal the adverse effects of compromised legitimacy? pp. 2253-2270

Kuldeep Singh and Akshita Arora

2025, month July, vol 21

Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and CO 2 emissions in G20 countries: a quantile-on-quantile approach pp. 2152-2172

Rozina Shaheen

The green fog: the negative fallout of greenwashing on corporate reputation pp. 2217-2232

Yuanxin Fu, Shaolin Wang, Shengyang Wang, Siyu Chen and Bolin Jiang

2025, month June, vol 21

SDG reporting and sustainability performance: insights from Italian companies pp. 1657-1685

Valentina Beretta, Maria Chiara Demartini and Sara Trucco

Partnering for impact: how Swedish environmental NGOs characterize the impact of corporate collaborations pp. 1769-1783

Vidhi Chaudhri and Annie Engström

Beyond responsibility: unveiling the impact of gender and culture on CSR-driven employee engagement pp. 2133-2151

Telma Mendes, Pamela Silva, Marisa R. Ferreira, Teresa Proenca and Ana Borges

Tapping into values: exploration of water conservation intentions using the value-attitude-behaviour theory pp. 2173-2198

Shinu Vig

Sustainability culture in accounting firms: leveraging AI to strengthen green human and structural capital pp. 2199-2216

Saeed Awadh Bin-Nashwan and Jackie Zhanbiao Li

2025, month May, vol 21

The intersection of responsible leadership and entrepreneurial marketing: the roles of ethical climate, effective knowledge transfer and person-organization fit pp. 1339-1364

Mohammad Hossein Khasmafkan-Nezam

Analyze the relationship between green human resource management practices and environmental outcomes in the information technology sector pp. 1421-1439

Sandesh Deelip Tari and Rajanala Nirmala

Unlocking employee creativity: ethical leadership, employee voice behavior and innovation climate in the era of intelligent manufacturing in China pp. 1440-1465

Ying Yue, Woon Leong Lin and Houng Chien Tan

Independent director network and carbon information disclosure: evidence from China pp. 1466-1483

Lin Chen, Fei Li, Meijun Wu and Ruiyang Niu

Measuring “environmental quotient (EvQ)” for individuals: development of a multiple-item scale pp. 1484-1502

Poornima Gupta, Sanghamitra Bhattacharyya and Alok Kumar

Powering innovation through sustainability: exploring the effects of firm ESG performance on innovation volume and value pp. 1503-1528

Jessica K. Sun and Daniel Zhang

Does the governance of Italian-listed family firms impact the reporting of social aspects? pp. 1529-1548

Valentina Ghinizzini, Clara Benfante, Carlotta Magri and Gianluca Gabrielli

Tax governance as a social responsibility of the firm: evidence from the Italian cooperative compliance program pp. 1549-1565

Anna Alexander and Luca Menicacci

Corporate social responsibility and its influence on corporate reputation: evidence from the industrial sector pp. 1566-1584

Laura Beatriz Bernal Barbosa, Gilberto Manuel Córdova Cárdenas, Luis Fernando Erro Salcido, Ramón R. Palacio and Francisco Ganga-Contreras

Mobilizing consumers through corporate political advocacy: how social-focus value congruence shapes corporate virtuous character pp. 1585-1605

Leping You

Determinants of carbon emission disclosure among listed firms in the East Africa Community partner states pp. 1606-1629

Peter Nderitu Githaiga

Socially responsible purpose-driven brands in the digital era: a brand-consumer-value perspective for social learning and well-being pp. 1630-1656

Stavroula Kalogeras and Sami Mejri

How much is too much? Journey from compulsive buying to addiction of fashion products pp. 1686-1703

Surabhi Koul and Sahil Singh Jasrotia

An assessment of livelihood channels among urban workers in Nigeria: a pathway for sustainability pp. 1704-1721

Oluwabunmi Opeyemi Adejumo

Industry 4.0: the impact of realized absorptive capacity on environmental performance in the context of global distribution channels pp. 1722-1743

Jenny Twyford, Osama J. Butt and Matti Haverila

Impact of climate capacities and leadership effectiveness on organizational climate resilience: empirical evidence from UAE construction sector pp. 1744-1765

Amit Kumar, Sushant Vishnoi, Shumank Deep and Georges Samara

2025, month April, vol 21

Sustainable development through mega projects: the role of stakeholder perception in the case of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor pp. 1261-1282

Masood-Ul Hassan, Infal Khakwani, Waleed Ahmad and Nad E Ali

The co-loosening of legal knots through petty bribery as an example of symbiotic corruption in Iran pp. 1283-1300

Hassan Ghasemi Moghadam

Should I buy domestic food? What influences Hungarian customers in this matter? pp. 1319-1334

Krisztina Taralik, Zsolt Molnár and Tamás Kozák

How do family firms ensure green-innovative work behavior? An underlying mechanism and a boundary condition pp. 1365-1382

Kalimullah Khan, Tahir Masood Qureshi and Irfan Saleem

The impact of digital financial inclusion on income inequality amid economic complexity: a GMM and Bayesian regression approach pp. 1383-1400

Dinh Le Quoc

“I know the brand is better than that”: brand trust and consumer-brand identification evoking brand forgiveness after CSR-related wrongdoings pp. 1401-1420

Md Merajur Rahman and Swagata Chakraborty

2025, month March, vol 21

Interactions between the promotion of prosocial and pro-self values, and entrepreneurial social identities in shaping value creation aims and passion pp. 925-939

Zsófia Vörös and Dániel Kehl

The five tiers of corporate social responsibility (CSR): from risk management to social business pp. 940-961

Zainal Abidin, Jalal Jalal and Akhmad Sodiq

The readability of corporate sustainability narratives in a crisis: an analysis of linguistic features using Coh-Metrix pp. 1049-1065

Laura Bini and Silvia Fissi

How do firm-level and country-level sustainability governance shape corporate sustainability? Insights from environmentally-sensitive industries pp. 1086-1110

Mohamed Elmaghrabi, Ahmed Hassanein and Ahmed Diab

Antimicrobial resistance and the non-accountability effect on consumers’ behaviour pp. 1125-1143

Anna-Carin Nordvall, Mirko Ancillotti, Emma Oljans and Elin Nilsson

Greenhouse gas emissions and firm performance in India: the moderating role of environmental certification pp. 1147-1165

Santi Gopal Maji and Meghna Bharali Saikia

Sustainability reporting quality: understanding board characteristics, CSR committees and moderation dynamics in Saudi Arabia pp. 1166-1192

Ines Kateb and Mouna Youssef

Do high-pollution firm need more environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure to improve corporate performance? pp. 1193-1204

Rosmiati Jafar and Rahmat Setiawan

The effect of innovation and sustainability ethics on reputation: a moderating role of social media pp. 1205-1223

Abdullah Abdulaziz-al-Humaidan

Effects of sustainability-linked initiatives on value creation in services business: a study on global technology services firms pp. 1224-1241

Arindam Das and Sourav Dey

Why would businesses help homeless individuals? Machine learning insights into the motivation of business improvement districts pp. 1242-1260

Shahryar Gheibi and Wonhyung Lee

Can green finance and innovations promote environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from India pp. 1301-1318

Mamta Yadav and Suman Dahiya

2025, month February, vol 21

Gaining legitimation during environmental crises: an inquiry into the relationship between corporate social responsibility, reputation, and blame attribution pp. 1009-1031

Vania Vigolo, Giorgio Mion and Patrícia Moura e Sá

Ethical leadership, green innovation and environmental performance in the restaurant industry pp. 1032-1048

Muhammad Yasir and Kainat Alam

A two-stage data envelopment analysis approach to measure waste management efficiency within Italian municipalities pp. 1066-1085

Angela Rella, Nicola Raimo and Filippo Vitolla

The impact of retailers’ bankruptcy filing on consumer perceptions and behaviors pp. 1111-1124

Xiao Tong and Jin Su

2025, month January, vol 21

Reconciling the efficiency of Industry 4.0 and circular economy with the human empowerment of lean: unraveling the challenges and opportunities of integration pp. 429-450

Simone Sehnem, Ivone Junges, Sandro V. Soares and Alexandre Maganda

Unraveling the joint effect of firm and stakeholder pro-environmental engagement on firm economic rewards: an application to waste management services pp. 498-519

Fabrizio Erbetta and Graziano Abrate

Indian mining industry: exploring the significance of social audit in fostering sustainable corporate social responsibility pp. 640-666

Trilochana Dash and Chandan Kumar Sahoo

Protecting natural environment of destination through tourists’ environment responsible behavior: empirical analysis of green brand equity model pp. 704-724

Sadia Aziz and Muhammad Abdullah Khan Niazi

Urban agriculture: a sustainability guide for developing countries pp. 725-750

Sini V. Pillai

Exploring the nexus between corporate social responsibility and consumer green behavior: the interplay of corporate image, service quality, customer trust and satisfaction pp. 751-775

HengYuan Liu, Sihan Ma, Belal Mahmoud AlWadi, Fahad Alam and YueFeng Zhang

Unpacking role of environmental awareness in the triad relationship of religious commitment, environmental values and intentions in Indian textile industry pp. 776-792

Sandeep Singh, Muskaan Arora, Rajinder Kaur, Amita Rani and Payal Kathuria

Embedded-embodied consumer experiences and the limits of responsibilization theory pp. 793-808

Robin Bankel and Cecilia Solér

How the environmental friendliness of food delivery packages shapes sustainable customer behavior pp. 809-825

Liu Ting and Jiseon Ahn

The moderating role of environmental ethics in the effect of green innovation awareness on corporate social responsibility pp. 826-854

Ayşe Meriç Yazıcı and Hüseyin Çiçeklioğlu

MNE subsidiaries CSR through institutional lens: a review, conceptual mapping and response strategies pp. 855-873

Vineeth Prakash

Exploring social responsibility towards gig workers: a comprehensive review and future research directions pp. 874-892

Bhumika Ray, Mohit Verma, Nikshit Gautam and Manindra Kumar

Unveiling the nexus between ESG performance, climate policy uncertainty and corporate innovation: evidence from textual analysis pp. 893-921

Asis Kumar Sahu, Byomakesh Debata and Garima Khanna

Unraveling the relationship between ESG strategy and sustainable performance in the Spanish wine industry: a structural equation analysis pp. 962-986

Javier Martínez-Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez-García, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara and Luis A. Millán-Tudela

Antecedents and consequences for sustainability in Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pp. 987-1008

Sze Chin Chong and Narentheren Kaliappen