Small business—Big responsibility: The experience of social responsibility among small firms in rural Newfoundland, Canada ...

• Main Author: Giles, Julie Pitcher
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Leicester 2023
• Subjects: Uncategorized; Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.23177516.v1; https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Small_business_Big_responsibility_The_experience_of_social_responsibility_among_small_firms_in_rural_Newfoundland_Canada/23177516/1

While definitional debates and discussion of its strategic significance continue, the concept, theories, and practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are widely recognised as common elements of contemporary business conduct. The wealth of related academic literature and general popular awareness of CSR speak to both the perceived significance of the relationship between business and society, and the interest in understanding the nature and bounds of a business’s responsibilities and obligations to society. Overwhelmingly, the examination of social responsibility (SR) is framed in the context of the “corporation.” Though developing as an emergent area of scholarship, what is less well-understood, is how smaller firms—those that dominate developed and underdeveloped economies alike—understand and engage with SR. Even less explored is the SR experience of the rural small business (RSB). The rural setting, characteristically dominated by small firms, presents a unique backdrop against which to evaluate ...