TY - JOUR
T1 - Corporate social responsibility in China
T2 - impact of regulations, market orientation and ownership structure
AU - Qu, Riliang
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Purpose – This paper aims to report on a study that contributes to the understanding of the determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the largest emerging market, namely China. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a survey of 600 hotels that resulted in 143 returned responses from top managers. Findings – Market orientation is the most significant predicator of CSR followed by government regulations. In contrast, ownership structure is found to have little effect. Originality/value – Previous research on CSR focuses on its nature and impact on business performance, and is carried out mainly in developed countries. This research contributes to one's understanding of the determinants of CSR in emerging markets like China. © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
AB - Purpose – This paper aims to report on a study that contributes to the understanding of the determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the largest emerging market, namely China. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a survey of 600 hotels that resulted in 143 returned responses from top managers. Findings – Market orientation is the most significant predicator of CSR followed by government regulations. In contrast, ownership structure is found to have little effect. Originality/value – Previous research on CSR focuses on its nature and impact on business performance, and is carried out mainly in developed countries. This research contributes to one's understanding of the determinants of CSR in emerging markets like China. © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
KW - China
KW - corporate ownership
KW - corporate social responsibility
KW - market orientation
KW - regulations
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UR - http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17506140710779302
U2 - 10.1108/17506140710779302
DO - 10.1108/17506140710779302
M3 - Article
SN - 1750-614X
VL - 1
SP - 198
EP - 207
JO - Chinese Management Studies
JF - Chinese Management Studies
IS - 3
ER -