| Showcase Symposium
Organizer: Deborah Elizabeth Rupp; Purdue U.;
Organizer: Ruodan Shao; City U. of Hong Kong;
Discussant: Patrick M. Wright; U. of South Carolina;
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), defined as a firm's responsibility that goes beyond the traditional and narrow focus on maximizing profit (Davis, 1973), has attracted considerable attention among management researchers. While our knowledge on CSR and sustainability has accumulated over years (e.g., McWilliams & Siegel, 2000), the majority of CSR research has taken a macro-level analysis and been conducted in North America (Aguinis, 2011; Aguinis & Glavas, 2012). In short, the CSR literature has developed in an unbalanced way in terms of levels of analyses and the geographic regions where the studies were conducted. Only recently, researchers have begun to take a micro-OBHR perspective to study CSR, which extends our understanding of the antecedents and consequences of CSR at the individual level (e.g., Greening & Turban, 2000; Kim, Lee, Lee, & Kim, 2010; Rodrigo & Arenas, 2008). The objective of the present symposium is to advance knowledge of employees' conceptualization of CSR/sustainability, individuals' attitudes toward CSR programs, and the consequences of CSR and sustainability on employee outcomes. First, the present symposium provides both theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence regarding how individuals define and interpret CSR and sustainability initiatives of the organization. Second, this symposium also offers case study evidence regarding both why employees reject/accept their organization's CSR/sustainability policies/activities, as well as how to increase employees' acceptance of CSR/sustainability initiatives. Third, this symposium presents new empirical findings regarding the consequences of CSR at the individual level based on two studies that have occurred in both North American and non-North American countries. | Search Terms: | Corporate Social Responsibility , Sustainability , Business Ethics |
Intraorganizational Institutional Variance: Defining Sustainability within the Organization
Presenter: Erica L. Steckler; Northeastern U.;
Presenter: William B. Stevenson; Boston College;
Socially Responsible Behaviors at Work: A Theoretical Exploration
Presenter: Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa; Rutgers Business School;
Corporate Sustainability: A Case Study of Challenges and Strategies for Employee Acceptance
Presenter: Mariah Yates; U. of Cincinnati;
Presenter: Elaine C. Hollensbe; U. of Cincinnati;
Individualism in the Curvilinear Relationship between Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement
Presenter: Deborah Elizabeth Rupp; Purdue U.;
Presenter: Ruodan Shao; City U. of Hong Kong;
Do Claims about Skill Development Reflect the Nature of Employees' Volunteer Experiences?
Presenter: David A. Jones; U. of Vermont;
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