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Community Social Responsibility and Its Consequences for Family Business Performance

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  • Linda S. Niehm
  • Jane Swinney
  • Nancy J. Miller

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Family‐centered businesses may have unique perspectives of socially responsible behavior due to family involvement and ties to the community. This research explored the antecedents and consequences of community social responsibility (CSR) for family firms operating in small and rural markets. Using a national sample from the 2000 wave of the National Family Business Survey (NFBS), researchers profiled family business operators' (n = 221) to determine if their CSR orientation contributed to family business performance. Enlightened self interest and social capital perspectives provide a framework for elaborating the role of CSR in sustaining family businesses in changing small communities. Results indicate that three dimensions, commitment to the community, community support, and sense of community, account for 43-percent of the variation in family business operators' CSR. Size of the business was significantly related to family firms' ability to give and receive community support. Further, commitment to the community was found to significantly explain perceived family business performance while community support explained financial performance. Findings suggest that socially responsible business behaviors can indeed contribute to the sustainability of family businesses in small rural communities.

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  • Linda S. Niehm & Jane Swinney & Nancy J. Miller, 2008. "Community Social Responsibility and Its Consequences for Family Business Performance," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(3), pages 331-350, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:331-350
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00247.x
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