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Measuring the immeasurable?: Constructing an index of CSR practices and CSR performance in 20 countries

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Summary Presuming that a company's institutional environment matters to its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, this article aims to contribute to the establishment of a more comparatively and structurally oriented framework for analysing CSR. To this end, the article develops two indexes: one measuring CSR practices and one measuring CSR performance in 20 OECD nations. The index construction is based on a formative measurement model, reflecting the degree to which companies of certain nationalities are over- or under-represented in major, global CSR initiatives and rankings, relative to the size of their national economies. The two indexes reveal striking differences between the 20 nations, indicating a need to address the impact of domestic structures on CSR.

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  • Gjølberg, Maria, 2009. "Measuring the immeasurable?: Constructing an index of CSR practices and CSR performance in 20 countries," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 10-22, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:25:y:2009:i:1:p:10-22
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