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

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

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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: Environmental Motive; Social Motive; Economic Motive; CSR; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-09-04
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Published in Journal of Applied Business Research, 2015, 31 (5), pp.1975-1986. ⟨10.19030/jabr.v31i5.9412⟩

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DOI: 10.19030/jabr.v31i5.9412

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