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
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Business Ethics |
Vol/bind | 146 |
Udgave nummer | 3 |
Sider (fra-til) | 619–637 |
Antal sider | 19 |
ISSN | 0167-4544 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2017 |
Bibliografisk note
Published 17. November 2015Emneord
- Corporate social responsibility
- Donors
- Football manufacturing
- Industrial clusters
- Sialkot
- SME networking
- Pakistan