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Comparative CSR decision-making in the Middle East: an exploratory study

Comparative CSR decision-making in the Middle East: an exploratory study This study aims to explore the commonalities and differences of corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions among business leaders in Oman and Lebanon, two Middle Eastern countries forming a comparative dyad with a high level of cultural variance within the Arab cluster.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were used to elicit qualitative data that were analyzed by means of multilevel analysis.FindingsThe findings provide empirical evidence that CSR is a powerful factor in managerial decision-making in the Middle East with the national cultures of Oman and Lebanon exerting partially differing effects on CSR decision-making.Practical implicationsThe study enlightens practicing managers and policymakers in terms of the salience of multiple actors’ influence on CSR decision-making processes and the responses they may receive when developing and implementing CSR initiatives in the Middle East.Originality/valueThe study proposes a seven nodal model, which captures the flow of CSR decision-making in the research contexts. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1753-8394
DOI
10.1108/imefm-01-2020-0017
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Abstract

This study aims to explore the commonalities and differences of corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions among business leaders in Oman and Lebanon, two Middle Eastern countries forming a comparative dyad with a high level of cultural variance within the Arab cluster.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were used to elicit qualitative data that were analyzed by means of multilevel analysis.FindingsThe findings provide empirical evidence that CSR is a powerful factor in managerial decision-making in the Middle East with the national cultures of Oman and Lebanon exerting partially differing effects on CSR decision-making.Practical implicationsThe study enlightens practicing managers and policymakers in terms of the salience of multiple actors’ influence on CSR decision-making processes and the responses they may receive when developing and implementing CSR initiatives in the Middle East.Originality/valueThe study proposes a seven nodal model, which captures the flow of CSR decision-making in the research contexts.

Journal

International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Jul 27, 2021

Keywords: Oman; Corporate social responsibility; CSR; decision-making; the Middle East; Lebanon

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