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Attitudes toward Corporate Responsibilities in Western Europe and in Central and East Europe

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  • Olivier Furrer

  • Carolyn Egri
  • David Ralston

    (BGU - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

  • Wade Danis
  • Emmanuelle Reynaud

    (AMU IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Aix-en-Provence - AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

  • Irina Naoumova
  • Mario Molteni
  • Arunas Starkus
  • Fidel León Darder
  • Marina Dabic
  • Amandine Furrer-Perrinjaquet

Abstract

This study investigated the attitudes toward social, economic, and environmental corporate responsibilities of 3064 current managers and business students in 8 European countries. Participants in Western European countries had significantly different perspectives on the importance of these corporate responsibilities (CR) than those in Central and East European countries. Within each country, environmental CR is perceived as most important in both CEE and Western European countries. Across countries, Western European respondents accord more importance to social CR and less importance to economic CR. CEE countries are not homogenous, e.g., CR attitudes in the Czech Republic are closer to that of Western Europeans, possibly triggered by the accession to EU. Work experience (managers vs. business students) influences social and environmental orientations more than the economic orientation for only some countries. Generational differences were found as well: Business students attribute more importance to environmental CR and less importance to social CR than managers.
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  • Olivier Furrer & Carolyn Egri & David Ralston & Wade Danis & Emmanuelle Reynaud & Irina Naoumova & Mario Molteni & Arunas Starkus & Fidel León Darder & Marina Dabic & Amandine Furrer-Perrinjaquet, 2010. "Attitudes toward Corporate Responsibilities in Western Europe and in Central and East Europe," Post-Print hal-01796503, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01796503
    DOI: 10.1007/s11575-010-0034-3
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