The social role and responsibility of small and medium-sized enterprises - results of an empirical investigation applying the social capital approach

Málovics György: The social role and responsibility of small and medium-sized enterprises - results of an empirical investigation applying the social capital approach. In: Regional competitiveness, innovation and environment. pp. 222-237. (2009)

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Abstract

An increasing number of projects deal with the social role and responsibilities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The special literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and most projects determine social responsibility standards for SMEs based on the best practices of large companies. Thus they take the CSR activity of large companies as a benchmark for SMEs. This happens despite the fact that SMEs are structurally different from large companies to a high extent – and thus so is their potential regarding social responsibility. In our study we analyze these differences and the way they influence SMEs’ social responsibilities. Based on our literature review and the results of our qualitative results we conclude that the structural differences of SMEs from large companies should be considered in the relating empirical work and the social role and responsibilities of SMEs can be understood in the light of social capital theory.

Item Type: Book Section
Heading title: Environment and Sustainability
Journal or Publication Title: Regional competitiveness, innovation and environment
Date: 2009
ISSN: 1588-8533
Page Range: pp. 222-237
Series Name: SZTE Gazdaságtudományi Kar közleményei
Language: English
Related URLs: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/37421/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Társadalmi felelősség, Felelősség - vállalati, Kis- és középvállalkozások, Vállalkozás - vezetés, Társadalmi tőke
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: p. 235-237. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 05. Social sciences
05. Social sciences > 05.02. Economics and business
Date Deposited: 2016. Oct. 17. 10:39
Last Modified: 2022. Feb. 15. 08:48
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/36335

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