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Slipstreaming the larger boats: social responsibility in medium-sized businesses
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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:17 authored by Lutz Preuss, Jack PerschkeStudies into corporate social responsibility (CSR) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have suggested that small businesses are different to the large companies on which CSR research usually focusses. Extending this argument, this article raises the question what differences in approaches to CSR there are within the SME category. Analysing the CSR strategy and performance of a medium-sized fashion retailer in the United Kingdom through manager interviews as well as customer and employee surveys, the article develops an analytical framework of CSR in small, medium and large firms. The argument is developed that medium-sized firms occupy a transition stage, where some CSR features that are reminiscent of small enterprises are still important but get overlaid with aspects that are more typical of large companies.
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Journal of Business EthicsISSN
0167-4544Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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4Volume
92Page range
531-551Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2016-10-06Usage metrics
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