International Scope of Operations and the Nature of Supply Chain Members’ CSR Policy

Klosa Edyta () and Kisperska-Moroń Danuta ()
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Klosa Edyta: Department of Business Logistics, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Kisperska-Moroń Danuta: Department of Business Logistics, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

International Journal of Management and Economics, 2017, vol. 53, issue 2, 23-38

Abstract: Dynamic relations among supply chain members have forced some changes in those members’ business philosophy. One such change involves Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which posits an alternative attitude for companies towards business, the natural environment and society. The supply chain structure provides an excellent framework to disseminate the CSR idea among other members. That process is affected by different factors, including the level of internationalization of a given business. The purpose of this paper is to specify relations between the international nature of operations and CSR approach in 150 Polish companies. To better understand these relations a literature review and statistical analysis are conducted. Methods used in the quantitative analysis are a frequency analysis (with usage of One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov and One-Sample Chi-Square tests) and a correlation analysis (Spearman ratio). This research addresses a gap concerning international aspects of supply chain operations and its CSR sensitivity. The results can be used to support supply chain decision makers when applying CSR in their companies as well as can be an outgoing source of data for further, more detailed research.

Keywords: supply chain management; international supply chain; corporate social responsibility; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/ijme-2017-0010

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