Investigating the impact of firm size on small business social responsibility: A critical review

J Lepoutre, A Heene - Journal of business ethics, 2006 - Springer
The impact of smaller firm size on corporate social responsibility (CSR) is ambiguous. Some
contend that small businesses are socially responsible by nature, while others argue that a …

A systematic analysis of environmental management systems in SMEs: Possible research directions from a management accounting and control stance

L Johnstone - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper systematically reviews the drivers, implementation processes and performance
outcomes of environmental management systems (EMS) in small to medium-sized …

Sustainable entrepreneurship: The role of perceived barriers and risk

B Hoogendoorn, P Van der Zwan, R Thurik - Journal of business ethics, 2019 - Springer
Entrepreneurs who start a business to serve both self-interests and collective interests by
addressing unmet social and environmental needs are usually referred to as sustainable …

Two decades of sustainability management tools for SMEs: How far have we come?

MP Johnson, S Schaltegger - Journal of small business …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Many scholars have emphasized the importance of sustainability management in small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Although various publications discuss different …

The influence of corporate social responsibility practices on organizational performance: evidence from Eco-Responsible Spanish firms

C Reverte, E Gomez-Melero… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although corporate social responsibility is a potential driver of a company's organizational
performance, previous studies on the relationship between corporate social responsibility …

Capabilities, proactive CSR and financial performance in SMEs: Empirical evidence from an Australian manufacturing industry sector

NA Torugsa, W O'Donohue, R Hecker - Journal of business ethics, 2012 - Springer
Proactive corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves business strategies and practices
adopted voluntarily by firms that go beyond regulatory requirements in order to manage their …

Environmental management and corporate social responsibility practices of small and medium-sized enterprises

PK Dey, NE Petridis, K Petridis, C Malesios… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The main aim of this paper is to facilitate small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to
adopt environmental management (EM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices …

Drivers of environmental behaviour in manufacturing SMEs and the implications for CSR

D Williamson, G Lynch-Wood, J Ramsay - Journal of business ethics, 2006 - Springer
The authors use empirical research into the environmental practices of 31 manufacturing
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to show that ‚business performance'and …

The relevance of stakeholder theory and social capital theory in the context of CSR in SMEs: An Australian perspective

S Sen, J Cowley - Journal of business ethics, 2013 - Springer
The concept of business responsibility, usually termed as corporate social responsibility
(CSR), originated in the early 1930s after the Wall Street crash of 1929 exposed corporate …

Factors of internal corporate social responsibility and the effect on organizational commitment

L Mory, BW Wirtz, V Göttel - The International Journal of Human …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an essential part of organizations'
social responsibility. Yet, to date, CSR's internal dimension has been widely neglected in the …