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A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Performance in SMEs in Zambia

Name: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Performance in SMEs in Zambia
Creator: Choongo, Progress
Keywords: longitudinal design, Developing country, Monitoring, TJ807-830, Zambia, SMEs, Firm performance, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, 12. Responsible consumption

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 26 Jul 2017 Netherlands Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Sustainability, volume 9, page 1,300 (eissn: 2071-1050,

Authors: Choongo, Progress;

doi: 10.3390/su9081300

handle: 1871.1/07eaf749-7a56-42d9-b651-c958851c6762

A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Performance in SMEs in Zambia

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility on firm performance using a longitudinal design in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The reported study was conducted in a Sub-Saharan African developing country, Zambia. Data were collected from 153 entrepreneurs in two surveys and changes in CSR and firm performance measures were analysed over a 12-month period using SmartPLS structural equation modelling. The findings show that the relationship between CSR and financial performance is significant. Further, the association between CSR and the two measures of firm performance (corporate reputation and employee commitment) was only partially significant over time. We discuss the relevance of these results for entrepreneurs, researchers and policy makers in understanding the outcomes of sustainability practices in SMEs in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Netherlands

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Keywords

longitudinal design, Developing country, Monitoring, TJ807-830, Zambia, SMEs, Firm performance, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, CSR; firm performance; longitudinal design; SMEs; developing country; Africa; Zambia, GE1-350, Renewable Energy, CSR, Planning and Development, Environmental effects of industries and plants, Geography, Sustainability and the Environment, Policy and Law, developing country, Longitudinal design, firm performance, Management, Environmental sciences, Africa

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