The roles of SMEs in implementing CSR in supply chains: a systematic literature review

Stekelorum, Rébecca

doi:10.1080/13675567.2019.1679101

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“…Then, under manufacturer's CSR activities, Shu et al [37], Yong et al [38], and Li [39] respectively showed that government intervention (carbon emission constraints, credit support, and government subsidies) could help promote the enterprises' CSR activities and improve social welfare. Particularly, Stekelorum [11] reviewed 63 documents to describe the impact of SME CSR behavior on the supply chain. However, the above literature studied the impact of CSR on simple structure supply chains.…”

Section: B Supply Chain Consider Marketingmentioning

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“…[10]. Since the beginning of this century, based on the hypothesis of irrational economic man, it is discovered that CSR has a positive effect on social welfare, recovery rate, and profits [11]. Additionally, in reality, more enterprises are starting to undertake both marketing and CSR activities; for example, Alibaba's global marketing investment has more than doubled its scale $4.7 billion in 2019.…”

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“…In addition, external pressure on SMEs to implement trade-compliance programs can also stem from business partners in the supply chain (Lee, 2008;Eltayeb and Zailani, 2009;Harness et al, 2018;Stekelorum, 2020). SMEs are regularly not the lead firm in a supply chain but, rather, integrated within the supply chain itself (Hong and Jeong, 2006).…”

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“…Accordingly, lead firms generate only a small proportion of sales through B2B transactions. If the downstream business partner in the supply chain, which is frequently a larger company (Beier et al, 2016), is aware of the prevailing rules and regulations, the necessary awareness regarding the implementation of a trade-compliance program may be transferred to the SME via supply chain linkages (Stekelorum, 2020). In this case, the downstream business partner will force the SME to implement a compliance program, even if the SME's decision-makers themselves are not aware of the applicable laws and regulations (Gadenne et al, 2009;Vanalle et al, 2017).…”

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“…Specifically, it investigates whether managerial decision-making that builds on management awareness regarding trade-compliance issues moderates the link between external pressure to comply with tradecompliance obligations and the scope of the trade-control compliance programs that SMEs have in place. Second, the study examines the link between an SME's position in the supply chain and the scope of the trade-compliance program that it has in place (Lee, 2008;Eltayeb and Zailani, 2009;Harness et al, 2018;Stekelorum, 2020).…”

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Trade-Control Compliance in SMEs: Do Decision-Makers and Supply Chain Position Make a Difference?

Hauser

2021

J Bus Ethics

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In recent years, trade-control laws and regulations such as embargoes and sanctions have gained importance. However, there is limited empirical research on the ways in which small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) respond to such coercive economic measures. Building on the literature on organizational responses to external demands and behavioral ethics, this study addresses this issue to better understand how external pressures and managerial decision-making are associated with the scope of trade-control compliance programs. Based on a sample of 289 SMEs, the findings show that the organizational responses of SMEs reflect proportionate adjustments to regulatory pressures but only if decision-makers are well informed and aware of the prevailing rules and regulations. Conversely, uninformed decision-making leads to a disproportionate response resulting in an inadequately reduced scope of the compliance program. In addition, the results indicate that SMEs that are highly integrated into supply chains are susceptible to passing-the-buck behavior.

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Corporate social responsibility: Formal versus informal firms

Elgin

2023

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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In this article, using both cross‐country data including 73 countries, as well as a novel data from a firm level survey covering 1000 firms in Turkey, I investigate the relationship between informality and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Using the firm‐level data, I ask whether corporate social responsibility scores (CSR) and its relationship with firm's expected performance and profitability are different for firms mainly operating in the formal and informal sector. Cross‐country data reveals a significant negative correlation between CSR and informal sector size. On the other hand, using the firm‐level data, I find that firms that tend to engage in informal economic activities have significantly lower CSR scores. Moreover, CSR scores and firms' expected performance are generally positively correlated and this correlation is much less (and even not significantly different from zero in some cases) for informal firms. I also find some evidence that the main reason behind these results might be that firms mainly operating in the informal sector are spending significantly less to R&D and advertising as the relationship between these variables and the firm's performance and profitability is less pronounced for these firms.

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The roles of SMEs in implementing CSR in supply chains: a systematic literature review

Cited by 44 publications

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Multi-Period Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Equilibrium: Perspective of Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility

Trade-Control Compliance in SMEs: Do Decision-Makers and Supply Chain Position Make a Difference?

Corporate social responsibility: Formal versus informal firms

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