This Virtual Issue will run from the 1st of October - 31st of October 2022
The actual impacts of CSR, strategically or not, on firm performance and on shareholders and stakeholders in different contexts remain controversial or inconclusive in the literature. Studies often doubt about the positive effects of CSR worldwide and regard CSR as a failed public initiative and corporate strategy. In this virtual issue, we have collected several articles that investigate the real impacts of CSR either by new empirical studies or by critical literature reviews. Four papers show significantly positive effects of CSR on organisational survival and competitive advantage at the time of crisis, on the bank earnings in the USA and dividend policy in French non-financial firms, or on reducing incidents of electoral violence in oil-producing communities in Nigeria. Two papers demonstrate that the total outputs and effects of CSR are influenced by corporate governance mechanisms and sustainable board governance.
Unpacking strategic corporate social responsibility in the time of crisis: a critical review
Ashraf, Z., Afshan, G. and Sahibzada, U.F. (2022), "Unpacking strategic corporate social responsibility in the time of crisis: a critical review", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 127-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-03-2021-0030
Does CEO power moderate the link between corporate social responsibility and bank earnings management
Miladi, E. and Chouaibi, J. (2022), "Does CEO power moderate the link between corporate social responsibility and bank earnings management", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 197-216. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-07-2021-0067
Does corporate social responsibility affect dividend policy? Empirical evidence in the French context
Ben Salah, O. and Ben Amar, A. (2022), "Does corporate social responsibility affect dividend policy? Empirical evidence in the French context", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 268-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-10-2021-0082
Does corporate social responsibility initiative dissuade the increasing electoral violence in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Nigeria’s oil producing region
Uduji, J.I., Okolo-Obasi, E.N. and Asongu, S. (2022), "Does corporate social responsibility initiative dissuade the increasing electoral violence in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Nigeria’s oil producing region", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 101-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-05-2021-0052
Does sustainable board governance drive corporate social responsibility? A structured literature review on European archival research
Velte, P. (2022), "Does sustainable board governance drive corporate social responsibility? A structured literature review on European archival research", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-05-2022-0044
Corporate governance mechanisms and corporate social responsibility disclosure: evidence from an emerging market
Ebaid, I.E.-S. (2022), "Corporate governance mechanisms and corporate social responsibility disclosure: evidence from an emerging market", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-12-2021-0105