Do we really think small first? How to go further with CSR on micro enterprises

Wolfgang Keck ()
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Sustainability Nexus Forum, 2016, vol. 24, issue 4, No 7, 367 pages

Abstract: Abstract There is a common opinion that micro enterprises, especially one-person enterprises, are simply too small to deal with CSR on a professional level. But do programs, initiatives and tools for mainstreaming CSR among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) meet the needs of micro enterprises at all? Do research and support programs take into consideration the organizational specifics on small SMEs and even one-person enterprises? Obviously there is a gap in the current discourse on CSR regarding micro enterprises. Certainly this article can’t fill this gap. But it should provide a broader picture on CSR in micro enterprises and deliver some ideas on what can be done in order to encourage micro enterprises for a more sustainable management, because the smallest enterprises are by far the largest group of businesses in the European Union.

Keywords: Crafts enterprises; CSR consulting; CSR training; Entrepreneurs; Fair-play; German mittelstand; Growth; Micro enterprises; One-person enterprises; Owners; Region; Self-employment; Small and medium-sized enterprises; (Small) SMEs; UN Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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