Examining Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement in Macao

2016 ◽  
pp. 59-81
Author(s):  
Jennifer H. Gao
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Values ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research suggested that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is positively related to organization's attractiveness to potential employees. This chapter tries to explore the effectiveness of CSR dimensions on employee engagement and the mediating factors that lay between the two constructs. It is proposed that CSR has a direct impact on employee engagement, and that perceived organizational support (POS) and Chinese values mediate this relationship, so CSR may also contribute indirectly to employee engagement. Data were collected from 314 employees in the tourism sector in Macao. Results support the hypotheses, as the relationship between CSR and employee engagement is fully mediated by POS and Chinese Values. Implications to theory and practice, with limitations and future research are presented.

Examining Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement in Macao

2019 ◽  
pp. 1380-1402
Author(s):  
Jennifer H. Gao
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Values ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research suggested that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is positively related to organization's attractiveness to potential employees. This chapter tries to explore the effectiveness of CSR dimensions on employee engagement and the mediating factors that lay between the two constructs. It is proposed that CSR has a direct impact on employee engagement, and that perceived organizational support (POS) and Chinese values mediate this relationship, so CSR may also contribute indirectly to employee engagement. Data were collected from 314 employees in the tourism sector in Macao. Results support the hypotheses, as the relationship between CSR and employee engagement is fully mediated by POS and Chinese Values. Implications to theory and practice, with limitations and future research are presented.

Relating Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer H. Gao
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Values ◽  
Effective Dimensions ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research suggested that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is positively related to organization's attractiveness to potential employees. This paper tries to explore the effective dimensions of CSR on employee engagement and the mediating factors that lay between the two constructs. The author proposes that CSR has a direct impact on employee engagement, and that perceived organizational support (POS) and Chinese values mediate this relationship, so CSR may also contribute indirectly to employee engagement. Results support the hypotheses, as the relationship between CSR and employee engagement is fully mediated by POS and Chinese values. Implications to theory and practice, with limitations and future research are presented.

What goes around comes around: The mediation of corporate social responsibility in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee engagement

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tijs Besieux ◽  
Elfi Baillien ◽  
Alain Laurent Verbeke ◽  
Martin Claes Euwema
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Organization studies have investigated transformational leadership and employee engagement as key variables in the field. Recent calls in the literature propose further investigation of the link between leadership and engagement, through different levels within the organization. Hence, the current study examines the leadership–engagement relationship in more depth and introduces perceived corporate social responsibility as an organizational level mediator. Hypotheses were tested amongst employees in a European bank ( N = 5313) and were supported. This study contributes both to theory and practice by: (a) expanding the scope of transformational leadership effectiveness, specifically as a facilitator for employee engagement, and (b) demonstrating the contribution of perceived corporate social responsibility as a mediator in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee engagement.

Employees' perceptions of corporate social responsibility and creativity: Employee engagement as a mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Zelin Tong ◽  
Liya Zhu ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Lisher Livuza ◽  
Nan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

We explored the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee creativity (EC), and investigated how employees' perceptions of CSR and EC interact with perceived organizational support. Data from 278 bank employees in Malawi were analyzed using partial least squares regression. We found that employees' perceptions of CSR were positively related to EC, and that this relationship was mediated by employee engagement. In addition, the moderating effect results showed that when perceived organizational support was high, employees' perceptions of CSR strengthened their work engagement, which then improved EC. These findings indicate that CSR is an important strategic tool in shaping EC. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The Performance Implication of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Moderating Role of Employee’s Prosocial Motivation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3128
Author(s):  
Min-Jik Kim ◽  
Byung-Jik Kim
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Although there has been extensive research on the corporate social responsibility (CSR)–performance link, full understanding is still elusive. A possible reason for this is the limited understanding of the underlying processes that affect the relationship. Grounded in institutional theory, which emphasizes the importance of micro-level intermediating processes (e.g., employees’ perceptions and attitudes) to explain a macro-level association (i.e., CSR to organizational performance), we built a moderated mediation model where: (i) organization commitment mediated the influence of CSR on organizational performance, and (ii) an employee’s prosocial motivation moderated the relationship between CSR and organizational commitment. Using three-wave time-lagged survey data obtained from 302 Korean workers, we found that organizational commitment is an important micro-level process in the CSR–performance link, and that the level of an employee’s prosocial motivation can positively moderate that link. We discuss theoretical and practical implications, along with limitations and future research directions.

Corporate social responsibility as an effective promotional tool for the Malaysian halal certified companies in the era of Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruna Babatunde Jaiyeoba ◽  
Shahoriyer Hossain ◽  
Hamzah Mohd Salleh ◽  
Amal A.M. Elgharbawy
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employee Welfare ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Profit Maximisation ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to intend to ascertain whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) can serve as an effective promotional tool for the Malaysian halal certified companies in the era of Covid-19 pandemic. Starting from being nice to do, the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought CSR to the forefront of businesses, forcing them to rapidly shift from profit maximisation to business preservation. Thus, it is practically crucial to ascertain whether CSR could be effectively used to promote halal brands in this era. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the stated aim, a survey questionnaire was developed and used to collect data from 295 participants who are familiar with the concepts of CSR and halal in Malaysia. The data collected were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings The findings reveal that the commitment to halal best practices, zakat and charitable donations, environmental responsibility, employee welfare and responsible dealings with clients are the most important CSR activities that can promote halal certified companies in the era of Covid-19. Whilst there is a positive relationship between halal economic responsibility and CSR as a promotional tool, such relationship is not significant. Nevertheless, the relationship between legal responsibility and CSR as a promotional tool is negative and insignificant. Research limitations/implications Limitations are inevitable in any study where a convenient sampling technique is used. Respondents from Klang Valley in Malaysia make up a large proportion of the study’s sample. This may consequently limit the generalisability of the findings of this study. Hence, future research should adequately collect data from other cities in Malaysia. Moreover, this paper does not differentiate between perceptions of Muslims and non-Muslims or between male and female; this might have an effect, as Muslims are likely to favour most of the items in the questionnaire used to collect data for this study. Thus, future research may collect sufficient data to shed more light on this issue. Originality/value The researchers have revealed that CSR is an effective promotional tool for the Malaysian halal certified companies in the era of Covid-19 pandemic. Study of this nature is rare in academic literature.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Visser
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Corporate Social

This article maps out the crucial role and responsibilities for business in fighting poverty and acting responsibly in developing countries. It begins by proposing different ways to categorize the literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing countries. It then reviews the research which has been conducted at a global and regional level, before considering the main CSR drivers in developing countries. Finally, it proposes a model of CSR in developing countries, before concluding with a summary and recommendations for future research. What is clear from this article is that CSR in developing countries is a rich and fascinating area of enquiry, which is becoming ever more important in CSR theory and practice. And since it is profoundly under-researched, this enquiry also represents a tremendous opportunity for improving the knowledge and understanding about CSR.

Corporate social responsibility and employee pro-environmental behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahid Hameed ◽  
Ikram Ullah Khan ◽  
Tahir Islam ◽  
Zaryab Sheikh ◽  
Safeer Ullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature by examining the influence of a firm’s external CSR activities (efforts directed toward external stakeholders of the firm) and internal CSR activities (efforts directed toward employees) on employees’ organizational citizenship behaviors toward the environment (OCBE) via organizational pride. The authors also examine the moderating role of perceived organizational support (POS) between CSR and organizational pride. Design/methodology/approach A total of 324 questionnaires were collected from the hospitality industry of Pakistan. Findings The results of this research revealed that dimensions of CSR (external and internal) have a positive influence on organizational pride. Also, organizational pride is found as an underlying mediating mechanism between the relationship of CSR and OCBE. The results also indicated that a higher level of POS strengthens the relationship between CSR and organizational pride. Practical implications The findings are limited to only hospitality industry. Organizations can enhance employees’ sense of pride through CSR activities, which subsequently enhance employees OCBE. The findings also suggested that organizational pride contains intrinsic motivation that can help employees to enhance their OCBE. Originality/value This research suggests that organizational pride and POS are important factors which influence the relationship between CSR and OCBE. Further, it also empirically tests this model in a developing country context.

scholarly journals Formative Perspectives on the Relation Between CSR Communication and CSR Practices: Pathways for Walking, Talking, and T(w)alking

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Schoeneborn ◽  
Mette Morsing ◽  
Andrew Crane
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Csr Communication ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
Heterogeneous Landscape ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Within the burgeoning corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication literature, the question of the relationship between CSR practices and CSR communication (or between “walk” and “talk”) has been a central concern. Recently, we observe a growing interest in formative views on the relation between CSR communication and practices, that is, works which ascribe to communication a constitutive role in creating, maintaining, and transforming CSR practices. This article provides an overview of the heterogeneous landscape of formative views on CSR communication scholarship. More specifically, we distinguish between three variants of such formative views: walking-to-talk, talking-to-walk, and t(w)alking. These three orientations differ primarily regarding the temporal dynamics that they ascribe to the relation between CSR communication and practices and regarding the object that is formed through communication. This new typology helps systematize the emerging field of research on CSR communication, and we use it as a compass to provide directions for future research in this area.

scholarly journals The Origin of Proactive Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR) of Large Firms: Institutional Embeddedness—Driven, Family Involvement-Promoted, or Resource-Dependent?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1197
Author(s):  
Shilei Hu ◽  
Xiaohong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Institutional Embeddedness ◽  
Corporate Social

Why are some firms in China highly engaged in proactive environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) while others are not? Knowledge of the determinants of proactive ECSR is a key research question among academics and practitioners. This study seeks to advance the ECSR literature by suggesting a configuration way of integrating institutional embeddedness, family involvement, and the resource base factors of firms to predict proactive ECSR investment, a proxy for proactive ECSR. Specifically, this study explores how the combination of institutional embeddedness, family involvement, and the resource base factors of firms jointly shape the proactive ECSR investment of large firms. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) on a sample of 162 large private firms in China, this study finds that no condition alone is sufficient to account for high proactive ECSR investment. Institutional embeddedness, family involvement, and the resource base factors of firms must interact with one another to produce highly proactive ECSR investments. There exist two distinctive configurations that provide a nuanced picture of the drivers of proactive ECSR investment. These findings provide meaningful insights for theory and practice and pave the way for future research in the domain of ECSR.

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