Importance of Employee Care in Corporate Social Responsibility: An AHP-Based Study from the Perspective of Corporate Commitment

Hsu-Lin Chen, Yi-Chung Hu, Ming-Yen Lee and Ghi-Feng Yen
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Hsu-Lin Chen: Department of Business Administration, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, Taiwan
Yi-Chung Hu: Department of Business Administration, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, Taiwan
Ming-Yen Lee: Department of Business Administration, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, Taiwan
Ghi-Feng Yen: Department of Business Administration, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: The original intent of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is to encourage enterprises to earn money from society and give back to society. In other words, enterprises should aim to not merely earn profits for shareholders, but also contribute to social and environmental sustainability. This study discusses the importance of corporate commitment when enterprises engage in CSR. Therefore, enterprises’ fulfillment of their CSR enables them to realize organizational development and sustainable management, in which human resource development plays a significant role. Based on a review of the literature and using the Delphi method, combined with expert interviews and consultations, this study analysed the concepts and practices concerning employee training, care, and safety, to identify relevant dimensions and criteria of corporate commitment. Using the analytic hierarchy process method (AHP), this study determined the weights of various factors. The findings will help enterprises formulate optimal strategies of corporate commitment, thus facilitating effective practices of CSR.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); corporate commitment; Delphi method; analytic hierarchy process (AHP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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