Small business social responsibility: A critical multilevel review, synthesis and research agenda

V Soundararajan, D Jamali… - International Journal of …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Small‐business social responsibility (SBSR) related research is rapidly increasing in
quantity, but is found in divergent literatures and disciplines. It is time to offer a …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in SMEs: what we know, what we don't know, and what we should know

S Oduro, L Bruno, G Maccario - Journal of Small Business & …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Scholarly discourses on CSR in SMEs are rapidly growing in volume in recent years; yet
knowledge in this field of inquiry is fragmented across scientific journals, sectors, disciplines …

[PDF][PDF] Entrepreneurial competencies and SMEs business success: The contingent role of external integration

S Tehseen, T Ramayah - Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 2015‏ - researchgate.net
This is a conceptual paper to study the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on success
of businesses in the context of Malaysian SMEs. This paper argues that the external …

The social and economic mission of social enterprises: Dimensions, measurement, validation, and relation

R Stevens, N Moray, J Bruneel - … theory and practice, 2015‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Social entrepreneurs have a dominant social mission and generate revenue to ensure
financial viability. However, most research treats the extent to which social entrepreneurs …

Unveiling the power of social value: catalyzing circular economy in emerging market SMEs

O Ayaz, E Tatoglu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The circular economy serves as a dynamic force for sustainability, emphasizing energy
conservation, enduring design, and recycling, all while prioritizing value creation. Aligned …

Corporate sustainability and innovation in SMEs: Evidence of themes and activities in practice

HEJ Bos‐Brouwers - Business strategy and the environment, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recently, innovation processes towards sustainable development have received increasing
attention in academic literature. This research introduces the combination of insights from …

Investigating stakeholder theory and social capital: CSR in large firms and SMEs

A Russo, F Perrini - Journal of Business ethics, 2010‏ - Springer
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been widely investigated, but a
generally accepted theoretical framework does not yet exist. This paper argues that the …

Social entrepreneurship and business ethics: does social equal ethical?

E Chell, LJ Spence, F Perrini, JD Harris - Journal of business ethics, 2016‏ - Springer
This editorial to the special issue addresses the often overlooked question of the ethical
nature of social enterprises. The emerging social entrepreneurship literature has previously …

Small and medium‐sized enterprises and sustainability: Managers' values and engagement with environmental and climate change issues

S Williams, A Schaefer - Business Strategy and the …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
This article reports on an in‐depth, qualitative study into the pro‐environmental engagement
of small businesses in the east of England, with respect to climate change in particular …

What drives environmental practices of SMEs?

B Hoogendoorn, D Guerra, P Van Der Zwan - Small Business Economics, 2015‏ - Springer
The objective of this paper is to develop a better understanding of what drives small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in environmental practices, and whether the …