A responsibility to whom? : populism and its effects on corporate social responsibility

Hartwell, Christopher A.; Devinney, Timothy M.

doi:10.1177/00076503231163536

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28165

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	A responsibility to whom? : populism and its effects on corporate social responsibility
Authors:	Hartwell, Christopher A. Devinney, Timothy M.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1177/00076503231163536 10.21256/zhaw-28165
Published in:	Business & Society
Volume(Issue):	63
Issue:	2
Page(s):	300
Pages to:	340
Issue Date:	12-Apr-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Sage
ISSN:	0007-6503 1552-4205
Language:	English
Subjects:	Corporate social responsibility; Populism; Stakeholder capitalism
Subject (DDC):	658.408: Security management, environmental management
Abstract:	Although populism is an ideologically fluid political vehicle, it is not one that is intrinsically anti-business. Indeed, different varieties of populist parties may encourage business activity for utilitarian ends, but with their own ideas on what businesses should be doing. This reality implies that initiatives not related to national greatness or priorities as defined by the populist leadership may be viewed as redundant. Key among such initiatives would be corporate social responsibility (CSR). In a populist environment, it is possible that firms may divert resources away from broad-based CSR under pressure from populist governments. This article explores the relationship between populist governance and CSR with an econometric examination of over a thousand firms in 13 countries under both pro- and anti-business populist governments at varying times from 2012 to 2020. Using dynamic panel data methods, we find strong evidence that firms substitute away significantly from CSR under populism. This effect grows significantly larger under anti-business populists.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28165
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	International Management Institute (IMI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Hartwell, C. A., & Devinney, T. M. (2023). A responsibility to whom? : populism and its effects on corporate social responsibility. Business & Society, 63(2), 300–340. https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503231163536

Hartwell, C.A. and Devinney, T.M. (2023) ‘A responsibility to whom? : populism and its effects on corporate social responsibility’, Business & Society, 63(2), pp. 300–340. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503231163536.

C. A. Hartwell and T. M. Devinney, “A responsibility to whom? : populism and its effects on corporate social responsibility,” Business & Society, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 300–340, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.1177/00076503231163536.

HARTWELL, Christopher A. und Timothy M. DEVINNEY, 2023. A responsibility to whom? : populism and its effects on corporate social responsibility. Business & Society. 12 April 2023. Bd. 63, Nr. 2, S. 300–340. DOI 10.1177/00076503231163536

Hartwell, Christopher A., and Timothy M. Devinney. 2023. “A Responsibility to Whom? : Populism and Its Effects on Corporate Social Responsibility.” Business & Society 63 (2): 300–340. https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503231163536.

Hartwell, Christopher A., and Timothy M. Devinney. “A Responsibility to Whom? : Populism and Its Effects on Corporate Social Responsibility.” Business & Society, vol. 63, no. 2, Apr. 2023, pp. 300–40, https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503231163536.