Motives behind the adoption of a holistic approach towards CSR: a comparative study in French SMEs

Hakim Akeb, Karen Delchet-Cochet () and Linh-Chi Vo ()
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Hakim Akeb: ISC Paris - Institut Supérieur du Commerce de Paris
Karen Delchet-Cochet: ISC Paris - Institut Supérieur du Commerce de Paris
Linh-Chi Vo: EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has become an important and substantial area of study for quite a few years. In this literature, while so much research has shed light on what makes SMEs integrate CSR into their business strategy, the existing results regarding their economic, social, and environmental motives are contradictory. In this article, we aim at making a contribution by conducting an integrative study. More specifically, we compare the roles of economic, social, and environmental motives in driving SMEs to make CSR become an integral part of their strategic planning and routine operational performance. Our sample includes 155 French SMEs.

Keywords: SMEs; CSR; Economic Motive; Social Motive; Environmental Motive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Published in Journal of Applied Business Research, 2015, 31 (5), pp.1975-1986

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