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Corporate Social Responsibility Orientation, Goals, and Behavior A Study of Small Business Owners
Business & Society (2009)
  • Brian K. Burton, Western Washington University
  • Michael Goldsby, Ball State University
Abstract
Corporate social responsibility orientation (CSRO) remains an important topic of researchers. However, one aspect of CSRO that has not been well researched is how it relates to behaviors and goals of managers. In this article, the authors explore that relationship, testing whether emphasis on a particular domain of social responsibility affects time spent dealing with specific stakeholder groups and whether firm size affects that relationship. Results from a survey of small business owners indicate that the emphasis a manager places on a domain does affect behavior and that firm size has little impact on this relationship. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords
  • corporate social responsibility orientation,
  • small business,
  • entrepreneurs
Publication Date
March, 2009
DOI
10.1177/0007650307305367
Publisher Statement
© 2009 Sage Publications
Citation Information
Burton, B.K., & Goldsby, M. 2009. Corporate social responsibility orientation, goals, and behavior: A study of small business owners. Business & Society, 48: 88-104.