Browsing by Author "Aras-Beger, Gizem"

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Citation - Scopus: 12
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Multinational Companies (MNCs) Small-to- Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Small Businesses
(Springer International Publishing, 2021) Gizem Aras-Beger; Dilvin Taşkın; Aras-Beger, Gizem; Taşkin, F. Dilvin
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) debate has long focused on multinational corporations (MNCs) driven primarily by a western-centric conception whereas the debate has remained largely limited for small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) (Jamali et al. 2009). Even though SMEs may not have huge impacts on the economy individually their collective power is quite significant (Pastrana and Sriramesh 2014) as they comprise over 90% of businesses worldwide and account for about 60% of employment (Jenkins 2004, Vives 2006). As such SMEs and their specific attributes have recently attracted much attention in CSR research area (Jamali et al. 2009) although few studies have focused on the CSR behavior of SMEs (Grayson 2004, Spence 1999, Spence et al. 2000, Spence and Lozano 2000). Holliday (1995) and Spence (1999) describe SMEs as independent owner-managed firms that are stretched by multitasking have limited funds are built on personal relationships and controlled by informal mechanisms. As such SMEs generally lack the resources to generate knowledge about CSR and need the guidance of external stakeholders to perform CSR activities (Russo and Perrini 2010). MNCs differ from SMEs in terms of CSR conceptions motivations for engagement decision-making processes and challenges faced. According to Baumann-Pauly Wickert Spence and Scherer (2013) these differences regarding CSR actions between MNCs and SMEs stem from the relationship between firm size and organizational costs. © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Citation - Scopus: 20
How authenticity of corporate social responsibility affects organizational attractiveness: Stakeholder perceptions of organizational ideology
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2023) Duygu Türker; Ozge Can; Gizem Aras-Beger; Turker, Duygu; Can, Ozge; Aras-Beger, Gizem
Despite the impact of ideologies on corporate social responsibility (CSR) little is known whether the authenticity of CSR can be assessed in the face of ideological tensions. Following cognitive dissonance and attribution theories this study investigates the impact of CSR authenticity which is conceptualized as a function of (1) the ideological fit between company and its CSR initiative and (2) the perceived motive of an ideologically distinct initiative on organizational attractiveness. Findings of a survey on 253 respondents reveal that while both dimensions of CSR authenticity affect organizational attractiveness the fit between company and its CSR has a higher effect than does the social motive of CSR. Moreover positive attitudes toward the CSR initiative as well as the company itself both mediate these relationships. The study shows taking an ideological perspective in authenticity is a relevant approach to understand CSR in the politically polarized contexts of most countries. © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.