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Industrial Clusters and CSR in Developing Countries: The Role of International Donor Funding

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  • Anjum Fayyaz

    (Lahore University of Management Sciences)

  • Peter Lund-Thomsen

    (Copenhagen Business School)

  • Adam Lindgreen

    (Cardiff University)

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This article contributes to literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) exhibited by industrial clusters in developing countries. The authors conceptualize and empirically investigate the role of donor-funded CSR initiatives aimed at promoting collective action by cluster-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A case study of the Sialkot football-manufacturing cluster in Pakistan indicates that donor-funded support of CSR initiatives in industrial clusters in developing countries may be short-lived, due to the political economy of aid, the national context of CSR implementation, tensions within SME networks, and negative perceptions of CSR by the cluster-based SMEs themselves. The findings and implications of this analysis can inform both research and policy making in this area.

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  • Anjum Fayyaz & Peter Lund-Thomsen & Adam Lindgreen, 2017. "Industrial Clusters and CSR in Developing Countries: The Role of International Donor Funding," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 146(3), pages 619-637, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:146:y:2017:i:3:d:10.1007_s10551-015-2940-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2940-6
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