How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context

There have been many quantitative studies that focus on the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance in decades. Some scholars study the relationship between CSR and some non-financial performance indicators, such as consumers and employees-relating aspects performanc...

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Main Author: NI, MIDI
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/62236/
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description There have been many quantitative studies that focus on the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance in decades. Some scholars study the relationship between CSR and some non-financial performance indicators, such as consumers and employees-relating aspects performance. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) apparel industry has gained momentum in recent years and has shown development in China, but the emphasis on social responsibility within this industry is uneven in the context of China. Little studies have been conducted with this background. To fulfill a research gap in this area, this dissertation selects a representative company in this industry, UNIQLO as a business practice and applies qualitative content analysis to conduct research. The research aim is to discover how CSR affects different forms of performance in this industry, and how the links are realized with CSR strategies. The assumption which is based on the results of previous studies, is that the strategic layout and implementation of CSR is beneficial to the growth of both financial and non-financial performance. This dissertation combines the CSR pyramid model with a representative company’s CSR strategies to explore the links. The findings confirm the value of social responsibility in the FMCG apparel industry. If properly planned, the strategic management on CSR will benefit for the financial and non-financial performance in a long term.
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spelling nottingham-622362023-01-04T16:56:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/62236/ How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context NI, MIDI There have been many quantitative studies that focus on the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance in decades. Some scholars study the relationship between CSR and some non-financial performance indicators, such as consumers and employees-relating aspects performance. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) apparel industry has gained momentum in recent years and has shown development in China, but the emphasis on social responsibility within this industry is uneven in the context of China. Little studies have been conducted with this background. To fulfill a research gap in this area, this dissertation selects a representative company in this industry, UNIQLO as a business practice and applies qualitative content analysis to conduct research. The research aim is to discover how CSR affects different forms of performance in this industry, and how the links are realized with CSR strategies. The assumption which is based on the results of previous studies, is that the strategic layout and implementation of CSR is beneficial to the growth of both financial and non-financial performance. This dissertation combines the CSR pyramid model with a representative company’s CSR strategies to explore the links. The findings confirm the value of social responsibility in the FMCG apparel industry. If properly planned, the strategic management on CSR will benefit for the financial and non-financial performance in a long term. 2020-09-10 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/62236/1/20163418_BUSI4134%20UNUK_Management%20Dissertation.pdf NI, MIDI (2020) How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] FMCG apparel industry CSR performance China
spellingShingle FMCG apparel industry
CSR
performance
China
NI, MIDI
How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context
title How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context
title_full How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context
title_fullStr How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context
title_full_unstemmed How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context
title_short How the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategies Affect Corporate Financial and Non-financial Performance in FMCG Apparel Industry, A Chinese Context
title_sort how the corporate social responsibility (csr) strategies affect corporate financial and non-financial performance in fmcg apparel industry, a chinese context
topic FMCG apparel industry
CSR
performance
China
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/62236/