Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17407
Title: Adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility: Board Competencies and Roles
Contributor(s): Alshareef, Mohammed Naif Z (author); Sandhu, Kamaljeet  (author)
Publication Date: 2015
DOI: 10.5539/ijbm.v10n6p75
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17407
Abstract: This study aims to discover non-executive directors' competencies that important to improve their roles towards the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). To begin with, the review of the existing body of literature on the topic of Corporate Governance (CG) codes and the survey of numerous postulations offered is conducted. A qualitative interpretive approach is adopted, based on in-depth interviews conducted with board and management levels of the two companies operate in Saudi Arabia. The key outcomes of the study suggest that (i) NEDs' independence represents a typical practice in CG and; (ii) NEDs' competencies and roles represent a governance issue which needs to be addressed via CG code to protect the stakeholder groups. The findings imply a shift in the recent focus on developing and reforming CG Codes towards CSR orientation and the growing role of NEDs in stakeholder's protection. The key contribution of the study can be found in the enhancement of the current level of understanding of non-executive directors' competencies and role and the improvement of CG codes to address the issue of stakeholder engagement. The multiple-theoretical framework including aspects of resources dependence, stakeholder and resource-based view of the firm theories allows for the interpretation of the link between NEDs competencies and roles in the CSR context. Board members and managers can find this study useful in improving the election criteria of NEDs' appointing mechanisms. Additional implications relate to policy makers as the need for increasing the regulatory capacity and legal systems in the area of CG reform is highlighted. Stakeholder's pressures and forced and normative variety in particular have the potential to enhance the level of CSR adoption.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: International Journal of Business and Management, 10(6), p. 75-89
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Place of Publication: Canada
ISSN: 1833-8119
1833-3850
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 150106 Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
150199 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability not elsewhere classified
150102 Auditing and Accountability
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 350303 Business information systems
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 220408 Information systems
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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