Selection of the approach for producing a weighting scheme for the CSR evaluation framework

Xue, Jia-Wei; Liu, Bingsheng; Fang, Dongping

doi:10.1007/s12205-015-0120-y

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“…3.1.2 Evaluation and design of CS initiatives/projects. The second theme emerging from our review concerned the design and evaluation of CS initiatives or projects along with their social MCDM methods for CS research Biswas, Garg and Singh (2019); Liao, Xue, Liu and Fang (2015) Identifying CS frameworks and rating tools Siew (2015) Specific system/ strategy formulation Developing an efficient energy management methodology Finnerty et al (2017) Selecting sustainable water management strategies Freitas and Magrini (2013) Selecting product recovery processes in reverse logistics Jindal and Sangwan (2016) Developing a tool for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission management Mistage and Bilotta (2018) Selecting socially responsible suppliers Bai et al (2019a); Govindan, Shankar and Kannan (2018); Lu, Wu and Kuo (2007); Phochanikorn and Tan (2019) Implementing lean manufacturing by considering environmental sustainability Bai et al (2019b) Modeling complex global supply chains by considering CSR and risk management Cruz (2009Cruz ( , 2013 (continued ) Yeh and Xu (2013) analyze several criteria that can be used for planning a CS initiative-namely, recycling activities-in ways that meet the best standards of CS. Although mainly focused on e-recycling companies, the study contributes to broader methodological developments in this area of research by including the three dimensions of a "triple bottom line" concept, spanning economic, environmental, and social bottom lines, in the planning phase of decision-making.…”

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“…Indeed, Petrillo et al (2016) rank socially responsible investments in mutual funds only, to enable companies to develop sustainable mutual fund portfolios. For their part, in order to assist in assessing CS, Biswas et al (2019) and Liao et al (2015) develop CS measurement/evaluation systems. The focus of these studies is on developing process-based CS evaluation systems that are theoretically and structurally valid, with appropriate weighting schemes.…”

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Applications of MCDM methods in research on corporate sustainability

Chowdhury

Paul

2020

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PurposeCorporate sustainability (CS) is becoming a popular research topic. In recent years, researchers have conducted a significant number of studies in this area. Although a number of those studies have used a variety of multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) methods, to date there is no systematic literature review of this area of research. This paper fulfills this research gap.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis approach to analyze the applications of MCDM methods in research on CS.FindingsThe authors have observed that both single and integrated MCDM methods have been used in this domain; however, single MCDM methods are dominant. Further, this review shows that most of the integrated methods use only two MCDM methods and that there has been no comparison of results obtained from different MCDM methods. After reviewing these developments and summarizing the findings, the authors propose directions for future research, including investigating and formulating strategies for specific CS initiatives, integrating three or more MCDM methods, integrating MCDM methods with optimization techniques, analyzing results from a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) perspective, reconsidering the tenets of existing theories via MCDM methods, and comparing the results of studies of CS in different kinds of economies, as well as the results of using different MCDM methods.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study that has conducted a systematic literature review to analyze applications of MCDM methods to different aspects of corporate sustainability, including enablers of and barriers to CS, the evaluation and design of CS initiatives, system or strategy formulation, and performance evaluation, among others.

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Section: Mcdm Methods For Cs Researchmentioning

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Applications of MCDM methods in research on corporate sustainability

Chowdhury

Paul

2020

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131

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“…Although its approach is linear, it allows stakeholders and CSR to be combined in a simple format so that an organization can match its own ethical values with those of its stakeholders. Combined with the CSR activities corresponding to each type of stakeholder in S-CSR-M in the attached table, calculate the frequency of each type of stakeholder through the Eq (6), see the S4 Table . FrequencyS À CSR i ¼ The government is the stakeholder who pays the most attention to the implementation of various CSR activities in construction enterprises, paying attention to more than half of the CSR activities (46/83), and is also the most concerned among all stakeholders (about 21.00%). Followed by NGOs and Media (12.33%) related to various CSR activities of construction companies, especially issues related to the environment.…”

Section: Analyzing Stakeholders In S-csr-2mmentioning

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“…Therefore, construction companies are usually advocated to consider stakeholders' interests and make due reactions along the construction process [5]. CSR concerns must be incorporated into companies' strategies to formalize stakeholders' requirements and expectation [6].…”

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Mapping stakeholders’ relationships management in fulfilling corporate social responsibility: A study of China’s construction industry

Zhang,

Jiang,

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Businesses today face a strong call for implementing corporate social responsibilities (CSR) subject to stakeholders’ multiple expectations on the creation of long-term value. However, a vast majority of companies have struggled with the challenge of stakeholder management in CSR fulfillment, giving rise to a waste of enterprise resources. This study aims to map out stakeholders’ relationships in CSR fulfillment to underscore stakeholder management. 253 CSR reports published by Chinese listed construction companies from 2010 to 2021 were collected and analyzed to map the stakeholders’ relationships. The results show that construction companies usually stress the importance of corporate governance and workers interest, followed by construction quality and environmental preservation in implementing CSR. They adopt three types of stakeholder management approaches: coercive, cooperative, and coordinated approaches. The study presents the latest effort in managing stakeholders’ relationships in the domain of CSR research. It favors construction firms to reconsider CSR activities from the stakeholder management perspective.

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“…1, pointing to the need to improve in their drive for environmental sustainability and welfare of local labour and improving working conditions, which has led to recent protests even within Nigeria (Brautigam, 2013) and has generated huge concerns from environmental and labour activists. Liao, Xue, Liu, and Fang (2015) highlighted labour practices as a critical metric for Chinese contractors operating in international markets, and they included the improvement of staff welfare as one of the key CSR evaluation criteria. They cited measures such as purchasing health insurance for employees, elimination of employee discrimination, harassment, maltreatment, and physical punishment as key steps in the right direction for Chinese International contractors.…”

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Looking through the African lenses: a critical exploration of the CSR activities of Chinese International Construction Companies (CICCs) in Africa

Seriki

2020

Int J Corporate Soc Responsibility

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The importance of Chinese International Construction Companies (CICCs) within the construction sector in Africa can no longer be ignored, as these firms hold a considerable amount of market share within the African continent. The construction industry is of high importance to African economic renaissance, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming a key issue in business processes on the developing continent. Narratives around the implementation of CSR within construction in African economies have been largely one-sided, viewed from foreign perspectives and outsider anecdotes, without engaging locals in evaluating these initiatives. As a result, this paper explores CSR as a critical component of the continued penetration and dominance of Chinese contractors in the highly competitive African construction markets. The paper adopts a quantitative survey to explore the areas of implementation of CSR by CICCs, how they line up against current local and international counterparts and the future of these firms in Africa using CSR as a metric. Residents of Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, who have Chinese-led projects ongoing in their communities, were surveyed for the study, and the findings used to propose solutions for future CSR policy-making in local African communities where Chinese contractors carry out business. The study found that in terms of CSR strategy implementation, CICCs were ranked highly on quality of construction and respect for local laws and customs, but ranked low in perception of employee welfare and environmental protection. The study highlighted that African governments taking responsible leadership by formulating a CSR policy for all international contractors might stem the tide of increasing anti-Chinese rhetoric within the construction sector on the African continent.

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Selection of the approach for producing a weighting scheme for the CSR evaluation framework

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Applications of MCDM methods in research on corporate sustainability

Applications of MCDM methods in research on corporate sustainability

Mapping stakeholders’ relationships management in fulfilling corporate social responsibility: A study of China’s construction industry

Looking through the African lenses: a critical exploration of the CSR activities of Chinese International Construction Companies (CICCs) in Africa

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