Business Ethics: A European Review
Corporate Social Responsibility and SMEs
Due date: January 31, 2007

Mette Morsing & Francesco Perrini (eds.)

For a number of years CSR research has been dominated by a focus on MNCs resulting in severe gap in our knowledge about the particular organisational field and the challenges that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are exposed to. Emerging research has pointed out that it is still unclear to what extent SMEs can build on the knowledge and experiences of large multinational companies in their CR engagement. In this special issue we want to explore to what extent SMEs need to develop their own methods and logics to integrate CR and to what extent they are able to adopt MNCs methods of sustainability reports, stakeholder partnership programs and international network participation in the area. This also implies that we ask the “why” questions to bring understanding of SME motives, interests and agendas for a CSR engagement. Such understanding precedes the development of relevant CSR policies, programs and tools for SMEs. While CR is becoming a widespread institutionalised practice in MNCs, it still remains an unfamiliar and strange concept in most SME practices today. We encourage theoretical as well as empirical papers. Potential topics for the special issue include but are not limited to:

Please, follow the guidelines for paper submission at Business Ethics: A European Review. Guidelines for authors and submission information can be found at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/submit.asp?ref=0962-8770&site=1

When submitting, please indicate that you wish to be considered for the special issue on “Corporate Social Responsibility and SMEs”

You are most welcome to contact Mette Morsing or Francesco Perrini if you have any questions concerning the special issue.

Mette Morsing
Associate professor of CSR Management and Communication
Center for Corporate Values and Responsibility
Copenhagen Business School
Porcelænshaven 18A
2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark
e-mail:
tel. +45.38153205
fax +45.38153840

Francesco Perrini
Associate professor of Management and CSR
Instituto di Economia e Gestione delle Imprese “G. Pivato”
Senior professor of Corporate Finance
SDA Bocconi Università
Bocconi Viale Filippetti 9
20122 Milan
Italy
e-mail:
tel.. +39.02.5836.3622/6018
fax +39.02.5836.3691

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