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National context matters : influence of national business system on social enterprises in Scotland and India / Sreevas Sahasranamam and Christopher Ball -- Industry matters : comparative study of Vietnam's SME managers and workers on meaning and impacts of CSR in two manufacturing sectors / Angie Ngoc Tran and Søren Jeppesen -- Cluster matters : corporate social responsibility and micro, small and medium-sized enterprise clusters in India / Mukesh Gulati, Peter Lund-Thomsen and Sangeetha Suresh -- Adding a small business perspective to research on working conditions in global production networks / Vivek Soundararajan -- SME resources and capabilities for sustainability performance : a framework for emerging economies / Burcin Hatipoglu -- Small business social responsibility and sustainability metrics : a focus on environmental performance measurement and waste / Diego Vazquez-Brust and Laura J. Spence -- Financial development and the efficiency of microfinance institutions / Niels Hermes, Robert Lensink and Aljar Meesters -- Corporate sustainability and social responsibility of smallholder farmers : implications for agriculture financing / Emmanuel Benjamin, Ebele Maduekwe, Maarten Punt and Gertrud Buchenrieder -- Financial aggregation of risks for MSMEs in developing economies : a conceptual framework of financial aggregation and microinsurance effects / Jyoti Navare and Morrison Handley-Schachler -- Exploring the global potential of social entrepreneurship and small business social responsibility for tackling societal value creation / Anica Zeyen and Markus Beckmann -- Social entrepreneurship and CSR theory : insights, application and value / David Littlewood and Diane Holt -- Hybrid organisations and models of social enterprise in Ghana and Bangladesh / Fergus Lyon and Abdullah Al Faruq -- The tree of knowledge : sustainable management practices for a collaborative ecosystem amongst small to medium enterprises / Heather Stewart and Rod Gapp -- Enabling sustainability in SMEs through action research / Patricia Hind and Arnold Smit -- Case study : scaling up social responsibility among small foundry clusters in India / Mukesh Gulati and Ruchita Sanwal -- Case study : clustering--a way to create shared value? a case study of a food and drink cluster organisation in England / Darla Dore -- Case study : human capital and environmental engagement of SMEs in Pakistan--a comparative analysis of the leather industry / Aqueel I. Wahga, Richard K. Blundel and Anja Schaefer -- Case Study : incubation and relevance of social businesses in rural Nepal : a case study of a social business incubator in Jumla / Ingeborg Patsch

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the accounting performance (AP). This study extend the previous literature in terms of country coverage which employing Zakat as a proxy for CSR. Design/Methodology/Approach: Our sample for this study is 709 firms from companies in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia. We predict that highly corporate social responsibility exhibits high level of return on equity (ROE), and return on assets (ROA). Findings: We find that firms with strong incentives for corporate social responsibility are more likely to increase their ROE and ROA. This suggest that corporate social responsibility is important platform in increasing its corporate performance. Practical implications: Based on this study, effectiveness of implementation of CSR program benefits the society, in turn, leads the company to enhance the level of CFP. Originality/Value: This paper uses some companies in some countries in a cross country analysis. Research results in one country often overlooks institutional and cultural factors such as corporate governance, local government regulations, and the relationship between shareholders and management. ; peer-reviewed

Chapter 1. Background and Thought -- Chapter 2. An Overview of Literature -- Chapter 3. Conceptual Framework and Research Model -- Chapter 4. Methodological Procedures and Techniques -- Chapter 5. Exploration and Validation of Behavioural-Attitudinal Dimensions -- Chapter 6. Model Testing and Thoeory Testing -- Chapter 7. Segmentation of Consumers and Identification of Responsibles -- Chapter 8. Charaterizing and Profiling Responsible Consumer Segments -- Chapter 9. Findings and Discussions -- Chapter 10. Implications and Directions.

The essence of the category of social responsibility of business, its evolution and transformation of approaches to education is defined. The role and importance of business social responsibility for sustainable development is analyzed. The models of implementation of CSR models in the national dimension, at the local and regional levels are considered.

Wu, Yanni. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-65). ; Abstract also in Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.8 ; Chapter Chapter 2: --- Research Significance ; Chapter 2.1 --- Theoretical significance --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Empirical significance --- p.11 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Literature Review ; Chapter 3.1 --- Background of CSR --- p.12 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The conceptual development of CSR --- p.13 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Definition of CSR --- p.16 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Why or why not corporations make philanthropic contributions? --- p.16 ; Chapter 3.4.1 --- Economic rewards for doing corporate philanthropy --- p.16 ; Chapter 3.4.2 --- Public Visibility --- p.17 ; Chapter 3.4.3 --- Institutional perspective --- p.20 ; Chapter 3.5 --- Research on CSR in China --- p.26 ; Chapter 3.6. --- Theoretical Framework --- p.31 ; Chapter Chapter 4: --- Data and Method --- p.33 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Data --- p.33 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Method --- p.35 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Measurement --- p.37 ; Chapter 4.3.1 --- Dependent Variables --- p.37 ; Chapter 4.3.2 --- Independent Variables --- p.38 ; Chapter 4.3.3 --- Control Variables --- p.41 ; Chapter Chapter 5: --- Findings and Discussions --- p.44 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Significance of variables indicating arguments of economic rewards --- p.45 ; Chapter 5.2 --- Significance of variables indicating new institutionalism --- p.47 ; Chapter 5.2.1 --- Variables indicating the normative influence --- p.47 ; Chapter 5.2.2 --- Variables indicating the cultural-cognitive influence --- p.48 ; Chapter 5.3 --- Significance of variable indicating political incentive --- p.51 ; Chapter 5.4 --- Summary --- p.52 ; Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.57 ; Reference --- p.60

Cover -- Global Business -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Section 1: GLOBAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: Globalization -- CHAPTER 2: The Global Economic Environment -- CHAPTER 3: Trade Theories and the Role of Governments in Trade -- CHAPTER 4: The Global Financial System and Risk -- Section 2: POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENTS -- CHAPTER 5: Political and Legal Environments -- CHAPTER 6: Cultural and Social Environments -- CHAPTER 7: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility -- Section 3: FIRM-LEVEL MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER 8: The Internationalization Process of a Firm -- CHAPTER 9: International Business Strategy -- CHAPTER 10: Entry Into a Foreign Market -- CHAPTER 11: Cross-Cultural Management -- Section 4: CURRENT ISSUES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS -- CHAPTER 12: Environmental Changes and Global Business -- CHAPTER 13: Sustainability, Social Enterprise, and Impact Investment -- CHAPTER 14: Disruptive Innovation and International Business -- About the Authors.