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Industrial Clusters and CSR in Developing Countries: The Role of International Donor Funding

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This article contributes to literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) exhibited by industrial clusters in developing countries. The authors conceptualize and empirically investigate the role of donor-funded CSR initiatives aimed at promoting collective action by cluster-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A case study of the Sialkot football-manufacturing cluster in Pakistan indicates that donor-funded support of CSR initiatives in industrial clusters in developing countries may be short-lived, due to the political economy of aid, the national context of CSR implementation, tensions within SME networks, and negative perceptions of CSR by the cluster-based SMEs themselves. The findings and implications of this analysis can inform both research and policy making in this area.

Source: Journal of Business Ethics

DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2940-6

Authors: Anjum Fayyaz, Peter Lund-Thomsen, Adam Lindgreen

Institutions: Lahore University of Management Sciences, Copenhagen Business School, Cardiff University

Language: English

Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Decent work and economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,790