Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.

Community is a neglected stakeholder in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research. This article exxplores the outcomes of CSR initiatives in community development in Malaysia. It aims to i) examine the profile of CSR providers including multinational corporations (MNCs) and local compa...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Maimunah, Alias, Siti Noormi, Mohd. Rasdi, Roziah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19775/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19775/1/ID%2019775.pdf
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author Ismail, Maimunah
Alias, Siti Noormi
Mohd. Rasdi, Roziah
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Mohd. Rasdi, Roziah
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description Community is a neglected stakeholder in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research. This article exxplores the outcomes of CSR initiatives in community development in Malaysia. It aims to i) examine the profile of CSR providers including multinational corporations (MNCs) and local companies; ii) measure the understanding of the individuals involved in terms of the orientation of CSR according to economic,ethical,legal or philanthropic responsibilities; iii)identify the outcome of CSR practices on the three dimesnions of community development, namely living standards, education and health. Data were obtained from 336 participants of CSR programs that include students and household members in communities. Results show that the majority of corporations started their CSR in community development in the first decade of the millenium on education-related matters. Recommendations for managing CSR in community development are put forth.
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spelling upm-197752015-01-08T07:55:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19775/ Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development. Ismail, Maimunah Alias, Siti Noormi Mohd. Rasdi, Roziah Community is a neglected stakeholder in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research. This article exxplores the outcomes of CSR initiatives in community development in Malaysia. It aims to i) examine the profile of CSR providers including multinational corporations (MNCs) and local companies; ii) measure the understanding of the individuals involved in terms of the orientation of CSR according to economic,ethical,legal or philanthropic responsibilities; iii)identify the outcome of CSR practices on the three dimesnions of community development, namely living standards, education and health. Data were obtained from 336 participants of CSR programs that include students and household members in communities. Results show that the majority of corporations started their CSR in community development in the first decade of the millenium on education-related matters. Recommendations for managing CSR in community development are put forth. 2012-09 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19775/1/ID%2019775.pdf Ismail, Maimunah and Alias, Siti Noormi and Mohd. Rasdi, Roziah (2012) Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development. In: The British Academy of Management 2012 Conference, 11-13 Sep. 2012, Cardiff Business School, UK. . Social responsibility of business. Community development. Communities - Malaysia.
spellingShingle Social responsibility of business.
Community development.
Communities - Malaysia.
Ismail, Maimunah
Alias, Siti Noormi
Mohd. Rasdi, Roziah
Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.
title Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.
title_full Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.
title_fullStr Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.
title_full_unstemmed Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.
title_short Community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in Malaysian community development.
title_sort community as stakeholder: exploring corporate social responsibility outcome in malaysian community development.
topic Social responsibility of business.
Community development.
Communities - Malaysia.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19775/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19775/1/ID%2019775.pdf