Open AccessFamily firm heterogeneity on CSR approach: A socio-emotional (SEW) perspective
Author(s) -
Julio DiéguezSoto,
Marta Campos-Valenzuela,
Ángela M. Callejón-Gil,
Ignacio Aldeanueva-Fernández
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
business research quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.995
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2340-9444
pISSN - 2340-9436
DOI - 10.1177/23409444211063889
Subject(s) - corporate social responsibility , perspective (graphical) , identification (biology) , reputation , dimension (graph theory) , business , valence (chemistry) , industrial organization , marketing , public relations , sociology , political science , social science , botany , mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , pure mathematics , biology
How family firms adopt a certain corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach remains a relatively unexplored matter in family firm and firm ethics research. Hence, we study how and why the CSR approach (broad vs. narrow; benefits vs. costs) differs within family firms, addressing the influence of the socio-emotional wealth (SEW) dimensions, individually or combined. We used empirical evidence gathered through 13 case studies of firms from the Andalusia region and we used the interpretative approach of the grounded theory based on case study data. Results of our analyses lead to propose that family firms with a higher identification and more positive than negative valence with regard to emotional attachment and family enrichment dimensions will be more likely to exhibit a broad approach of CSR. Likewise, those family firms adopting CSR actions with stakeholders due to instrumental use of image and reputation dimension will more probably display a benefits approach. JEL CLASSIFICATION: L26; M14