Determining the antecedents for a strategy of corporate social responsibility by small- and medium-sized enterprises in the UK fashion apparel industry

Perry, Patsy and Towers, Neil ORCID: 0000-0002-2582-2241 (2009) Determining the antecedents for a strategy of corporate social responsibility by small- and medium-sized enterprises in the UK fashion apparel industry. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 16 (5). pp. 377-385. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2009.05.003

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Abstract

This paper seeks to increase the understanding of the antecedents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in small UK fashion garment manufacturing firms. A review of CSR practice is used to inform the theoretical development of the wider aspects of small business competitive advantage. A causal map of the antecedents of CSR in the context of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is presented which will help guide the selection of the constructs to be used for measuring the existence of CSR in SMEs in the UK fashion garment manufacturing industry. Future research will gain a greater understanding of this phenomenon through evaluating the obstacles and drivers for the implementation of a CSR strategy in small garment manufacturing businesses.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Corporate social responsibility; Small- and medium-sized enterprises; Garment manufacture
Related URLs:	Publisher
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business > HF5387 Business Ethics
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Research Priority Areas:	Applied Business & Technology
Depositing User:	Susan Turner
Date Deposited:	30 Nov 2015 09:06
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2023 15:01
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/2866

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