دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی نقش مجاورت شهروندان محلی و جهانی در شناخت اخلاقی سهامداران از مسئولیت اجتماعی شرکتی - الزویر 2018

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to explore the effects of social proximity (defined by national and global identities) and geographic proximity (one's own nation or foreign nations) on the moral recognition of corporate social responsibility (CSR). To achieve this objective we draw upon moral decision-making and social identity theory. We test our hypotheses using a homogeneous (in terms of age and education) sample from China and France (Study 1, N = 369) and replicate the study with a demographically heterogeneous sample from the United Kingdom (Study 2, N = 207). The results suggest that (1) national and global identities positively affect citizens' moral recognition of CSR; and (2) global identity offsets the negative effect of geographic distance on moral recognition of CSR. These results indicate that global identity makes individuals care more about CSR abroad than they would without this identity

Limitations and directions for future research

One of the strengths of this study lies in the use of a between-subjects design as a means of reducing internal validity threats present in ethical decision-making research (Mencl & May, 2009; Kirk, 2003). This study has explored the effects of perceived proximity to home and foreign countries only on the first step of the moral decision-making process, namely, moral recognition. Future research could investigate the implications of perceived social proximity on the subsequent steps of the ethical decision-making process, such as moral judgment, intentions, or behavior (Jones, 1991). Based on our results, we suggest that future studies of perceived social proximity also consider the use of other social identity measures, such as self-categorization or group self-esteem (e.g., Brown, Condor, Mathews, Wade, & Williams, 1986), that capture the strength of affiliation to groups developed in the social psychology literature (Terry & Hogg, 1996; Ellemers, Kortekaas, & Ouwerkerk, 1999). Finally, research into the role of psychological and/or cultural proximity dimensions in ethical decision-making provides another area worth exploring. This study has established that geographic and social proximity are not the same. Will such differences also appear when we clearly differentiate other proximity dimensions and study the various combinations of cultural, psychological, and geographic proximity components?