Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision

[EN]Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has the characteristic of being a truly global idea, and its global features could give rise to the assumption that national dynamics are secondary or even irrelevant. However, while CSR policies may be of a global nature, recent research suggests that lasti...

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Autores: Amor Esteban, Víctor, Galindo Villardón, Purificación, David, Fátima
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palabra clave:Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
National identity
Country of origin
Multivariate statistics
Social sustainability
Sustainable development
Environmental management
1209.09 Análisis Multivariante
1209 Estadística
5308 Economía General
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spelling Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate VisionAmor Esteban, VíctorGalindo Villardón, PurificaciónDavid, FátimaCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)National identityCountry of originMultivariate statisticsSocial sustainabilitySustainable developmentEnvironmental management1209.09 Análisis Multivariante1209 Estadística5308 Economía General[EN]Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has the characteristic of being a truly global idea, and its global features could give rise to the assumption that national dynamics are secondary or even irrelevant. However, while CSR policies may be of a global nature, recent research suggests that lasting national institutions and distinctive ideological traditions determine corporate decisions. In this study, we analysed the 2004–2014 decade from a panel data sample of 6600 observations from 600 large, internationally listed companies, and based on multivariate statistical methods, we contrasted the relevance of national identity in the sustainable behaviour of companies with the discovery of important national discrepancies, which corroborates that the country of origin of companies offers a series of facilities and barriers for the development of CSR practices. Companies, depending on different pressures and expectations, care about what is important in their own country. Thus, the corporations coming from Nordic countries—recognised as welfare states—are presented as the leaders in sustainable behaviour, highlighting in the social aspect the proper treatment of their employees and interest groups. They are followed a step below by companies whose country of origin is located in Southern Europe, which prioritise environmental reports. Organisations whose headquarters are centralized in North American countries are in a very delayed position, especially in environmental performance, giving greater preference to ethical issues.MDPI202520252018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/167339reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1673392026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
title Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
spellingShingle Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
Amor Esteban, Víctor
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
National identity
Country of origin
Multivariate statistics
Social sustainability
Sustainable development
Environmental management
1209.09 Análisis Multivariante
1209 Estadística
5308 Economía General
title_short Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
title_full Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
title_fullStr Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
title_full_unstemmed Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
title_sort Study of the Importance of National Identity in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Multivariate Vision
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Amor Esteban, Víctor
Galindo Villardón, Purificación
David, Fátima
author Amor Esteban, Víctor
author_facet Amor Esteban, Víctor
Galindo Villardón, Purificación
David, Fátima
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David, Fátima
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
National identity
Country of origin
Multivariate statistics
Social sustainability
Sustainable development
Environmental management
1209.09 Análisis Multivariante
1209 Estadística
5308 Economía General
topic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
National identity
Country of origin
Multivariate statistics
Social sustainability
Sustainable development
Environmental management
1209.09 Análisis Multivariante
1209 Estadística
5308 Economía General
description [EN]Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has the characteristic of being a truly global idea, and its global features could give rise to the assumption that national dynamics are secondary or even irrelevant. However, while CSR policies may be of a global nature, recent research suggests that lasting national institutions and distinctive ideological traditions determine corporate decisions. In this study, we analysed the 2004–2014 decade from a panel data sample of 6600 observations from 600 large, internationally listed companies, and based on multivariate statistical methods, we contrasted the relevance of national identity in the sustainable behaviour of companies with the discovery of important national discrepancies, which corroborates that the country of origin of companies offers a series of facilities and barriers for the development of CSR practices. Companies, depending on different pressures and expectations, care about what is important in their own country. Thus, the corporations coming from Nordic countries—recognised as welfare states—are presented as the leaders in sustainable behaviour, highlighting in the social aspect the proper treatment of their employees and interest groups. They are followed a step below by companies whose country of origin is located in Southern Europe, which prioritise environmental reports. Organisations whose headquarters are centralized in North American countries are in a very delayed position, especially in environmental performance, giving greater preference to ethical issues.
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