How Institutions Affect CSR Practices in the Middle East and North Africa: A Critical Review

Dima Jamali; Tanusree Jain; Georges  Samara; Edwina Zoghbi

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101127

How Institutions Affect CSR Practices in the Middle East and North Africa: A Critical Review

Dima Jamali^*, Tanusree Jain^*, Georges Samara^*, Edwina Zoghbi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This systematic literature review integrates the Varieties of Institutional Systems (VIS) framework and Patchwork Institutions lens to unpack how institutional heterogeneity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) impacts the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Our review of 154 articles published between 1995–2017 extracts the variegated nature of institutions in MENA countries and sheds light on how country-specific institutional forces affect CSR. Doing so, we take the first step to move away from a monolithic understanding of the institutional effects on CSR in MENA, acknowledging the role that collective actors play in shaping the institutional realities affecting CSR.

Original language	English
Article number	101127
Journal	Journal of World Business
Volume	55
Issue number	5
Number of pages	17
ISSN	1090-9516
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101127
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Corporate social responsibility
Middle East and North Africa
MENA
Patchwork Institutions
Literature review
Varieties of institutional systems

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