Is the perception of CSR country bound? A CSR based reputation study of Spanish companies in Latin America

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanina Andrea Ferber ◽  
Vincent Charles
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Profit Maximization ◽  
Latin Americans ◽  
Negative View ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Corporate Social

Spanish companies play a vital and omnipresent role in Latin American economies. The main objective of the paper is to find if there is any perceptional variation among Latin Americans in concern with the valuation of Spanish companies based on corporate social responsibility (CSR) criteria by identifying key parameters that discriminate among countries. Society judges companies beyond their profit maximization abilities (Friedman, 1970). We found that Argentina and Chile valued more negatively than Mexico and Brazil the behavior of Spanish companies with respect to human rights and the environment. We can add Peru to the negative view when we talk about the perception of respondents in corruption issues. These countries also perceive a double standard with Spanish companies behaving worse in their countries compared to Spain. A higher proportion of people in Argentina and Chile support government regulation of CSR activities which is in line with the negative view of the behavior of companies. Mexico and Brazil have a more positive view of almost all the CSR criteria included in the model. Only in the perception of how Spanish companies behave towards clients, Peru has a higher valuation than Mexico and Brazil. For all the other criteria, Peru behaves as a swing country sharing views with both groups depending on the issue. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, discriminant analysis, Latin America, Spanish companies.

The possibilities and limitations regarding the use of impact evaluation in corporate social responsibility programs in Latin America

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanina Kowszyk ◽  
Frank Vanclay
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Improvement in the evaluation methodologies used in the public policy and development fields has increased the amount of evidence-based information available to decision makers. This helps firms evaluate the impacts of their social investments. However, it is not clear whether the business sector is interested in using these methods. This paper aims to describe the level of interest in, knowledge of and preferences relating to the impact evaluation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs by managers in Latin American companies and foundations. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 115 companies and foundations in 15 countries in Latin America was conducted in 2019. Findings The results indicated that most respondents believed that quantitative impact evaluation could address concerns about CSR program outcomes. However, monitoring and evaluation were primarily seen to be for tracking program objectives rather than for making strategic decisions about innovations to enhance the achievement of outcomes. Decision-making tended to respond to community demands. The main challenges to increasing the use of impact evaluation were the lack of skills and knowledge of management staff and the methodological complexity of evaluation designs. We conclude that there needs to be increased awareness about: the appropriate understanding of social outcomes; the benefits of evaluation; when impact evaluation is useful; how to prepare an evaluation budget; and the effective use of rigorous evidence to inform program design. Originality/value Acceptance by the business sector of quantitative measurement of the social impact of CSR programs will lead to improved outcomes from social investment programs.

scholarly journals “Corporate Sustainability” or “Corporate Social Responsibility”? A Comparative Study of Spanish and Latin American Companies’ Websites

2021 ◽  
pp. 232949062110237
Author(s):  
Pilar Pérez Cañizares
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Over Time

This study aims to compare how leading companies in Spain and in Spanish-speaking Latin America communicate corporate social responsibility or sustainability on their web pages. For this purpose, the pages of 68 companies were examined to establish the accessibility of such topics and to trace how their prominence and wording had evolved over time. The results show a trend toward greater uniformity in both Spain and Latin America, with corporate social responsibility/sustainability discourse gaining in prominence and “responsibility”-related terms being gradually replaced by those related to “sustainability.” Various cases hint that changes in terminology may be unrelated to any clear distinction between both terms.

Memorias de Sostenibilidad en América Latina: instrumento de información de la Responsabilidad Social de las Empresas

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (32) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ma. Angélica Garza Arroyo ◽  
María Aurelia Bocanegra Noriega
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Data Base ◽  
The Social ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Sustainability Report

RESUMENEl desarrollo sostenible es manejado como uno de los puntos importantes en las agendas del siglo XXI, es un concepto que las empresas deben contemplar en las actividades que realizan para cumplir con la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial. El presente trabajo pretende abordar los aspectos teóricos sobre las Memorias de Sostenibilidad así como mostrar que pueden ser consideradas como un instrumento de información de la Responsabilidad Social de las Empresas. Se hace un estudio en la base de datos de la Corporate Register del 2006 al 2011 respecto de la presentación de las Memorias de Sostenibilidad en América Latina; el reporte es de corte cualitativo de carácter descriptivo, con un análisis deductivo. Se puede percibir en el estudio que es de carácter exploratorio que las empresas de América Latina han incrementado de manera significativa la presentación de Memorias de Sostenibilidad así como un incremento en el número de empresas que las realizan, además de contemplar a la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial como parte de su misión y visión.Palabras clave: memorias de sostenibilidad, Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, América Latina. Memories of Sustainability in Latin America: instrument of information of the Social Responsibility of the CompaniesABSTRACTThe sustainable development is managed to be one of the important aspects in the planners of 21th century, it is a concept that companies have to contemplate in the activities they realize to achieve corporate social responsibility. this work pretends to raise the teoric aspects about sustainability report, and to show that they can be considered as an information instrument of social responsibility of the companies. a study has to be done in the data base of corporate register from 2006 to 2011 about the presentation of the sustainability report in Latin America; the report is qualitative and descriptive kind, with deductive analysis. in the study it can be perceived that is explorative that companies in Latin America have increased in a significative way the presentation of sustainability report, just as an increase in the number of companies that realize them, besides contemplating corporate social responsibility as part of their mission and vision.Keywords: sustainability report, Corporate Social Responsibility, Latin America.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Insights from Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
G.K. Deshmukh ◽  
Sanskrity Joseph ◽  
Asha Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Corporate social Responsibility has become a buzz word in recent times. Its worldwide acceptance due to the social consciousness of enterprises coupled with legal orientation in developing countries like India has made it one of the most researched issue for researchers across continents. This paper is an attempt to review the development in the core concepts and theories which have been put forwarded by different researchers during the time period of 2010-2018. The paper undergoes a time series analysis for the selected period evaluating the evolution and impact assessment of CSR on core managerial concepts like marketing, finance and Human Resource management. The researchers after time series analysis have concluded that CSR is age long practice which has changed its orientation with the changes in objectives of business. It can be easily classified in three conceptual eras on the basis of its objectives. In the initial era it was a self-driven practice mainly influenced by the values of promoters of business. In the later stages it can be related with a business strategy of gaining goodwill. In the present era corporates have understood the value of societal obligation and it has again become a self-driven exercise. Further the impact of CSR has coupled with almost all functions of management which can be easily understood from the host of studies conducted during the selected period. The selected studies indicate that CSR has been instrumental in increasing net worth, customer satisfaction and employee retention.

scholarly journals Implementing Tri Hita Karana Values in Grand Inna Kuta’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bibit Bintang Bithara ◽  
◽  
I Putu Krisna Arta Widana ◽  
Ni Gst Nym Suci Murni ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
International Regulation ◽  
Local Regulation ◽  
National Regulation ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose: This research was conducted to know the implementation of corporate social responsibility activities at Grand Inna Kuta hotel, which is focused on the implementation corresponding to international regulation, national regulation, and local regulation concerning of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Research methods: By using descriptive qualitative method, this research describes CSR activities which refer to world tourism code of ethics, Indonesian republic government regulation, and local regulation which is the last in its relation with local culture i.e. Tri Hita Karana. Results and discussion: The result shows that there are 6 corporate social responsibility activities which conducted by Grand Inna Kuta namely; blood donor activity, beach cleaning activity, trees plant activity, tribute to the village, social assistance, and social assistance during Covid 19 pandemic. Conclusion: All the activities are a reflection of the local culture theory Tri Hita Karana which means harmonic relationship between human and God, human and human, and human and ecology.

scholarly journals PENGARUH REGULASI PEMERINTAH, TEKANAN MASYARAKAT, TEKANAN ORGANISASI LINGKUNGAN, TEKANAN MEDIA MASSA, TERHADAP CORPORATE SOCIAL DISCLOSURE

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Basuki Basuki ◽  
Corry Natasha Patrioty
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Empirical Finding ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Corporate Social Disclosure ◽  
Community Pressure ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Social Disclosure

In recent conditions, company is not considers merely on profit, but there is strong argument that company must aware on its social environments. Hence, it is required that a company must disclose its social responsibility to the stakeholders. Corporate social disclosure itself is influenced by many factors. The objective of this study is to explain the influencing factors of corporate social responsibility. Based on the Stakeholders theory, the study will investigated social responsibility accounting phenomena on business practices. The research sites would be in PTPN- East Java consists of PTPN X, XI, and XII. Regressions models are used to test the formulated hypothesis. Data were collected by using questionnaires which were mailed to 58 top and middle managers in PTPN who directly or indirectly involved in the corporate social responsibility. The empirical finding showed that and partially Mass media pressure are significant factor to corporate social disclosure, meanwhile Government regulation, Community pressure, environmental organization pressure do not have significant effect on corporate social disclosure. However, simultaneously those factors significantly influence the PTPTN’s corporate social disclosure.

Internationalization, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Poverty Alleviation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1276-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Satsumi López-Morales ◽  
Isabel Ortega-Ridaura
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The People ◽  
Corporate Social

The aim of this chapter is to describe how the MNCs can contribute to alleviate poverty and improve the well-being of the workers and communities, focused in two issues: job creation and CSR practices. For this purpose, the authors analyzed the case of the Mexican MNC FEMSA in Latin America. The results show that FEMSA plays an important role in job creation, with around 250,000 direct jobs in 2015 being created with Mexico and Brazil the most benefitiated with around the 84% of the jobs. In the case of CSR, 40 programs were identified under three main headings: “our people”, “our community” and “our planet”. Most of the programs are focused in “our community” (25) and the major receiver is Mexico with the 31 programs, the results of these programs show some benefits in the level of life and well-being of the people that has used these.

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