Global competition and corporate responsibilities of small and medium‐sized enterprises

Enderlé, Georges

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8608.2004.00349.x

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“…Most research in this field tries to identify what SMEs are doing regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) through surveys or interviews , Jenkins, 2006, Simpson et al, 2004, and Murillo and Lozano, 2006Perrini et al, 2007)) or by studying simple cases with special relevance (Enderle, 2004, Castka et al, 2004. Many findings report that SMEs are involved in supporting some projects in their respective local communities.…”

Section: Moral Leadership In Action Building and Sustaining Moral Comentioning

confidence: 99%

“…51-52). In spite of these and others difficulties, Enderle (2004) suggested that SMEs involved in global competition can balance economic, social and environmental responsibilities and presented the evidence of a small Swiss company (Rohner Textil AG) with only 30 employees which competes successfully in a global environment.…”

Section: Moral Leadership In Action Building and Sustaining Moral Comentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Enderle (2004) presented a number of difficulties for SMEs in assuming corporate social responsibilities -a fortiori also for GCC -in the context of global competition. He emphasized the insignificant role that SMEs play in economic globalization: "SMEs -he wrote -supposedly are only the tiny fish swimming helplessly, though in large swarms, in the stormy sea of international business.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Vives (2006) concluded that SMEs are very different from the larger businesses for which most of the concepts and methodologies of CSR have been developed, since SMEs have very different stakeholders. In particular, many are family-owned … Thus, SME activities may reflect the values, character, education, background, and the like of the owner/entrepreneur, and Enderle (2004) concluded that this will have a direct impact on the firm's corporate responsibility. Perrini, et al (2007) found that size explains the differences in firms' willingness to define and implement such specific CSR strategies.…”

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“…Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are multi-purpose companies which balance their economic, social and environmental responsibilities (Enderle, 2004). By their nature, particularly in terms of governance, ownership and goals, SMEs are a fertile ground for the development of responsible behavior (Vives, 2006).…”

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The effect of firm size and firm activities on CSR practices of selected Chinese–Filipino–owned MSMEs in Metro Manila

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2010

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Socially-responsible business and ethical behavior of companies have been of interest to academia and practice for decades, but the focus has almost exclusively been on large corporations, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not received as much attention (Hammann, et al., 2009). Worthington, et al (2006 recognized the need to encourage socially-responsible business practices among the 90 per cent or more of the world's businesses that are classified as SMEs. Perrini, et al (2007) found that size explains the differences in firms' willingness to define and implement such specific corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, while Murillo and Lozano (2006) concluded that it still remains to be explored whether manufacturing companies tend to apply CSR more extensively, or whether businesses oriented to other business have a tendency to incorporate CSR into their management patterns to a higher degree. Moreover, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in her 7 June, 2002 speech, recognized the importance of Chinese-Filipinos in helping improve the Philippine economy, and yet, not much research had been done on this sub-sector. Thus, this paper focuses on the effect of firm size and firm activities on the social responsibility practices of selected 30 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Metro Manila which are owned by Chinese-Filipinos. Survey questionnaires and interview were used for gathering data, while a correlations test was used to analyze the data and to conclude whether firm size and firm activities have an effect on the sampled companies' CSR practices.

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Global competition and corporate responsibilities of small and medium‐sized enterprises

Cited by 114 publications

References 13 publications

Can an SME Become a Global Corporate Citizen? Evidence from a Case Study

Can an SME Become a Global Corporate Citizen? Evidence from a Case Study

The effect of firm size and firm activities on CSR practices of selected Chinese–Filipino–owned MSMEs in Metro Manila

Use of Environmental Management Systems to Mitigate Urban Pollution

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