Sustainable Business in the Arab Region : Corporate Social Responsibility vs Culture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diab-Bahman, Randa.

Series:

Emerald Points Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business.

Islam and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.

Summary:

Randa Diab-Bahman explores the understanding and expression of CSR in an Arab context; through a qualitative pilot study with prominent CSR experts (people with leading roles in CSR in the private, public and non-profit sector) in a predominately Islamic setting.

Contents:

Intro

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Introduction

1 CSR in an Arab Context

1.1. Conventional Approaches

1.2. CSR Integration

1.3. Consumerism and CSR

1.4. Globalization and Arabian Context

2 Contemporary CSR

2.1. Defining CSR

2.2. Cultural Impact on CSR

2.2.1. Stakeholder-­Defined CSR

2.2.2. Internal and External CSR

2.2.3. Stakeholders and Decision-­Making

2.3. Culture and Business

2.3.1. Communication

2.3.2. CSR Initiatives

2.3.3. Reputation and CSR

2.4. Review of Frameworks

2.4.1. Fombrun's RQ

2.4.2. SPIRIT Model

3 Dimensions of Culture

3.1. Defining Culture

3.2. Geert Hofstede on Cultures

3.2.1. Power Distance

3.2.2. Masculinity Versus Femininity

3.2.3. Individualism Versus Collectivism

3.2.4. Long-­Term Versus Short-­Term Orientation

3.2.5. Indulgence Versus Restraint

3.2.6. Uncertainty Avoidance

3.3. Examples of National Clusters

3.3.1. The "Arabs"

3.3.2. Culture in the Gulf

3.4. History of Local Society

3.4.1. Kuwait's Dimensions of Culture

3.4.1.1. High-­Power Distance

3.4.1.2. Low Individualism

3.4.1.3. Low Masculinity

3.4.1.4. High Uncertainty Avoidance

3.5. Cultural Impact on CSR in an Arab Context

3.6. Cross-­Cultural CSR

4 Islamic CSR and Individualism

4.1. Contextual CSR

4.1.1. Regional Implications

4.1.2. Personal Perceptions

4.1.3. Islamic Work Ethics (IWE)

4.2. Religiosity and Islamic CSR Model (i-­CSR)

4.3. Individualism and Spirituality

4.3.1. Social Axioms

4.3.2. Individual Stimuli

4.4. Proxies of Religiosity

4.4.1. Locus of Control

4.4.2. Customers

4.4.3. Employees

4.4.4. Humility

4.4.5. Customers

4.4.6. Employees

5 Case Study: CSR within an Arab Context

5.1. Study Context

5.2. Locals' Understanding of CSR.

5.2.1. How Institutes Understand CSR

5.2.2. Similarity to Conventional CSR

5.3. Expression of/Perspective on Local Culture

5.3.1. Local Adaptation

5.3.2. Cultural Impact

5.4. Barriers and Motivation to CSR

5.4.1. Motivations

5.4.2. Barriers to CSR

5.5. Summary of Key Findings

5.5.1. Local's Understanding of CSR:

5.5.2 Expression of/Perspective on Local Culture

5.5.3. Barriers and Motivations to CSR

5.5.4. Implications of Findings

6 Discussion and Conclusion

6.1. Findings

6.2. Discussion

References.

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Other Format:

Print version: Diab-Bahman, Randa Sustainable Business in the Arab Region

ISBN:

9781835493281

OCLC:

1438672549