2021
DOI: 10.1002/bse.2750
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Cross‐national differences in stakeholder management: Applying institutional theory and comparative capitalism framework

Abstract: Drawing upon the research in institutional theory and comparative capitalism, the present study investigates how cross-national differences in the political, business, and economic institutional contexts of the United States, Italy, and Japan are associated with the ways in which companies in each of these countries prioritize and engage in their stakeholder engagement activities (SEAs). Using Porter and Kramer's framework, which classifies corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities as falling into four … Show more

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“…Italy, instead, tends to be at the bottom in all SEA constructs. This supports the view that in Italy, CSR activities are rather informal and are not strategically planned (Kumar et al, 2021; Russo & Tencati, 2009), so they are not clearly prioritized. It is interesting to note that companies from a DME, like Poland, seem to give in general more priority to CSR than firms from a CME, like Italy.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 77%
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“…Italy, instead, tends to be at the bottom in all SEA constructs. This supports the view that in Italy, CSR activities are rather informal and are not strategically planned (Kumar et al, 2021; Russo & Tencati, 2009), so they are not clearly prioritized. It is interesting to note that companies from a DME, like Poland, seem to give in general more priority to CSR than firms from a CME, like Italy.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 77%
“…It could thus be expected that firms treat CSR strategically and communicate about it openly, thus satisfying the criteria of explicit CSR (Matten & Moon, 2008). This implies the features of an instrumental approach to CSR (Maignan & Ralston, 2002), with different activities designed to benefit larger society but also to provide strategic value to the business (Kumar et al, 2021).…”
Section: Institutional Cross‐country Differences Related To Csrmentioning
confidence: 99%
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