Pathways of CSR Perceptions of Employees: A Systematic Review

Abstract

In this study, a systematic review of the literature on CSR-employee intersection, with a particular focus on perceived CSR from 2000 onwards, is provided. What is known about individual level antecedents of CSR perceptions, consequences for employees, with underlying mechanisms and contingencies, as well as theoretical orientations are consolidated in an integrated framework. New areas of investigation, where evidence remain inconclusive, are documented. These areas for research include the role of national/cultural context as contingencies in understanding perceived CSR, adaption of theories from diverse disciplines such sociology, in particularly, in linking micro-macro foundations of CSR, creative and pro-active behaviours of employees that are shaped by perceived CSR, with underlying mechanisms, as well as individual level antecedents of perceived CSR, among others. This review study contributes to the micro-foundations of CSR research through providing comprehensive and integrated picture on dynamics of CSR-employee research and concrete suggestions for future studies.