Socially Responsible Practice and CSR Orientation of Chinese Managers: The Role of Confucian Ethics and Confucian Dynamism

Fuan Li, Xingyuan Wang and Rajiv Kashyap
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Fuan Li: Cotsakos College of Business, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, USA
Xingyuan Wang: School of Management, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Rajiv Kashyap: Cotsakos College of Business, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, USA

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 23, 1-13

Abstract: A concern for socially responsible practice, especially for pro-environmental behavior in emerging economies, has drawn much attention in recent years. The present study contributes to understanding socially responsible decisions of Chinese managers by explicitly modeling the interplay of their social responsibility orientation and endorsement of Confucian principles with regard to investment in environment friendly technology. The results show that Confucian ethics and Confucian dynamism exert significant influence on a socially responsible decision, either directly or through their effect on social responsibility orientation. Nonetheless, they have opposing impacts on managers’ decision-making, which may help explain some anomalous managerial behavior. Implications for research and practice are provided.

Keywords: socially responsible practice; CSR orientation; Confucian ethics; Confucian dynamism; environment friendly technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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