Corporate social responsibility for SMEs: A proposed hypothesised model
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Date
2012
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Publisher
African Journal of Business Ethics
Abstract
In a competitive, globalised world, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is proposed as a strategy to
invigorate the competitiveness of small‑ and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs). The primary objective
of this paper is to identify CSR factors that influence the competitiveness of SMEs and to develop a
hypothesised model that can be tested on SMEs. Although SMEs in Uganda are increasingly becoming
the backbone of the economy, their rate of survival and competitiveness are a cause for concern. The
outcomes of CSR activities can help to improve the survival rate of SMEs, and may offer great opportunities
for business competitiveness, locally and globally.
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Keywords
Business ethics, Competitiveness, Corporate social responsibility, Small‑and medium‑sized enterprises
Citation
Turyakira, P., Venter, E., & Smith, E. (2012). Corporate social responsibility for SMEs: A proposed hypothesised model. African Journal of Business Ethics, 6(2).