Drivers, motivations, and barriers to the implementation of corporate social responsibility practices by construction enterprises： A review

2019 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 563-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Bee Lan Oo ◽  
Benson Teck Heng Lim
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social

scholarly journals CSR Image Construction of Chinese Construction Enterprises in Africa Based on Data Mining and Corpus Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Yaoping Zhong ◽  
Wenzhong Zhu ◽  
Yingying Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Csr Image ◽  
The Wall Street Journal ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Corporate Social

Since there is negative coverage of some western media on the business activities of Chinese overseas enterprises, which has adverse impact on the image of Chinese enterprises and even the national image of China, this study aims to detect the corporate social responsibility image (hereafter CSR image) of Chinese construction enterprises in Africa (hereafter CCEA) through analyzing the coverage of Financial Times (hereafter FT) from the UK and The Wall Street Journal (hereafter WSJ) from the US and dig up the motives behind their coverage. Octopus is first applied to mine and collect the reports data on CCEA from 2011 to 2019 by the two media. Two small corpora including the reports are then built. NVivo is next used to do the statistical analysis and clustering analysis of the keywords in two corpora as a whole and AntConc is finally utilized to do the statistics of high-frequency evaluative adjectives and nouns modified by evaluative adjectives as well as the concordance of the low-frequency words but closely relevant to corporate social responsibility (hereafter CSR) in two corpora, respectively. The results of the detailed analyses of the keywords are combined to unveil the CSR image of CCEA, which is followed by a discussion about the motives behind the coverage and finally some suggestions are put forward to improve the CSR image of CCEA. Theoretically, the present study promotes the interaction among data science, management, communications, and linguistics; practically it offers some advice to CCEA to elevate their CSR image.

Implementation of corporate social responsibility in Australian construction SMEs

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma A. M. Bevan ◽  
Ping Yung
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Economic Aspect ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Correlation Analyses ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Non Parametric

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) related activities in small to medium sized construction enterprises within Australia. Reasons behind the implementation level are also evaluated. Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative and qualitative company level data from 28 Australian small to medium sized construction enterprises were collected using an in-depth questionnaire. Levels of CSR implementation in three aspects, namely, environmental, social and ethical, were measured. Each aspect was broken down into sub-areas and implementation scores were aggregated and normalised. Awareness level and concern for economic aspect, the two hypothesised reasons for level of implementation, were also measured. Non-parametric correlation analyses were used to examine the hypotheses. Findings – The findings suggest small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) incorporate some aspects of CSR into their business activities even though they do not refer to the practices as CSR, as none of them have a formal CSR policy in place. Most SMEs in the construction industry implement ethical and economic aspect of CSR; however implementation across environmental and social issues is limited. Non-parametric correlation analyses show that higher awareness of CSR issues leads to higher levels of implementation and that concern about economic aspect is not a reason why CSR is not implemented into business practices. Research limitations/implications – Everett Rogers’ diffusion paradigm can also be applied to CSR implementation, but more research works are required to theoretically and empirically examine the relationships between CSR implementation and economic aspect. Originality/value – It is apparent that there is a significant gap in the research regarding Australian SMEs and sustainability issues as the majority of the literature is focused upon large organisations even though the approaches taken by SMEs towards CSR are very different to those of large corporations. The SME business sector is a significant sector in terms of its environmental, economic and social impacts. Hence recognition of this sector is growing and is now becoming the focus of an agenda to promote the implementation of CSR practices in SMEs. This paper aims to provide useful and detailed information to add to what is currently an underdeveloped body of knowledge in this area.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF THE MODERN PARADIGM OF FORMATION AND USE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (162) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
E. Grytskov
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Planning Project ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Corporate Social

It is proved that the formation of a modern paradigm of formation and use of corporate social responsibility is an important factor influencing the development of construction companies. Corporate social responsibility is defined as a modern toolkit based on a system of structural components, covering various areas of operation of construction companies. It is characterized as a system of targeted actions of stakeholders of construction companies aimed at meeting their material, socio-economic, corporate needs, taking into account investment, innovation, environmental, urban planning, project areas of construction companies to increase social dialogue and social factors and companies. The aim of the study is to form a modern paradigm of formation and use of corporate social responsibility of construction companies, taking into account the transformational processes occurring in the external and internal environment. The study solves the problem of the purpose: the definition of corporate social responsibility of construction companies as a modern tool for their development; characteristics of structural components of corporate social responsibility of construction companies; identification of modern aspects of the formation and use of corporate social responsibility of construction companies. The normative-legal provision of formation and use of corporate social responsibility of construction enterprises is characterized. Modern aspects of application of corporate social responsibility of construction enterprises are defined. As a result of the research the author's definition of corporate social responsibility of construction enterprises is proposed, which is determined through the prism of system characteristics of stakeholders' interaction to meet their material, socio-economic, corporate needs, taking into account investment, innovation, environmental, urban planning, project areas. In the process of forming and using CSR, a social dialogue is provided between all stakeholder groups, which creates conditions for the development of BP. Elements of formation and use of corporate social responsibility of construction companies are identified, which reflect the directions and features of their activities, social dialogue and interaction with stakeholders.

scholarly journals CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SYSTEM OF INTERACTION BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Velychko ◽  
Dmytro Prunenko ◽  
Evgeniy Grytskov
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
General Criterion ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Stakeholder Relations ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Quantitative Basis ◽  
Corporate Social

It is proved that at the present stage of economic transformation, the problem of ensuring the effectiveness of interaction with stakeholders, which affect all areas of business entities is exacerbated. The cooperation of stakeholders to ensure corporate social responsibility at construction enterprises is of particular importance and requires solving the problems of the formation and implementation of corporate social responsibility in the system of interaction between stakeholders of construction enterprises. As a result of the analysis of existing scientific and methodological works, the need for the formation and implementation of corporate social responsibility in construction enterprises is determined, considering the peculiarities of interaction with stakeholders. The aim of the study is the formation of measures for the creation and implementation of corporate social responsibility at construction enterprises, considering the areas of interaction with stakeholders. The article solves the tasks of identifying stakeholders interacting with construction enterprises, substantiating theoretical approaches to determining corporate social responsibility of construction enterprises, assessing the level of influence of corporate social responsibility on the functioning of construction enterprises, taking into account the peculiarities of interaction with stakeholders . The indicators that form corporate social responsibility are identified, and the corresponding integral indicator is evaluated, which allows us to create a quantitative basis for making informed management decisions. The necessity of developing measures to increase the efficiency of the formation and use of corporate social responsibility at construction enterprises is established. The subject of the study is corporate social responsibility in the system of stakeholder relations of construction companies. The formation of the research methodology is based on the definition of stakeholders and corporate social responsibility, the use of classification (to form and determine stakeholder factors affecting corporate social responsibility of construction companies), analytical and expert evaluation method (to assess the general criterion of stakeholders' impact on corporate social responsibility construction companies). The purpose of the study is to form a quantitative basis for making sound management decisions on the formation and use of corporate social responsibility in the system of stakeholder relations of construction companies. The result of the study is to determine the directions and features of increasing the effectiveness of the formation and use of corporate social responsibility in construction companies in the system of stakeholder relations, which are developed based on the results of assessing the generalized criterion of stakeholder interaction on corporate social responsibility.

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