Are Family Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises More Socially Responsible Than Nonfamily Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises?

Issam Laguir (), Lamia Laguir and Jamal Elbaz
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Issam Laguir: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier
Lamia Laguir: CEDAG - EA 1516 - Centre de droit des affaires et de gestion - UPD5 - Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5, UPD5 - Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5, USPC - Université Sorbonne Paris Cité
Jamal Elbaz: Ecole Supérieure de Technologie d'Agadir - Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]

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Abstract: This paper explores whether Moroccan family small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are more or less likely to be socially responsible than nonfamily firms of comparable size. Basing on 20 qualitative case studies, we collected qualitative data during semi‐structured interviews with SME managers in charge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues. We then performed a content analysis. Our study provides consistent support for the stewardship perspective and shows that family SMEs are more likely to be socially responsible than nonfamily SMEs. We therefore posit that familySMEs hold distinctive perspectives on socially responsible business behavior as a result of their involvement in both their business and their community. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; familySMEs; nonfamilySMEs; stewardship perspective; developing countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-11
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Published in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2016, 23 (6), pp.386-398. ⟨10.1002/csr.1384⟩

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DOI: 10.1002/csr.1384

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