Emergence of corporate political activities in the guise of social responsibility: dispatches from a developing economy
| Autor: | Melita Mehjabeen, Pamela Stapleton, Javed Siddiqui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
05 social sciences Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Developing country Context (language use) 050201 accounting Allegiance Public relations Social reporting Institutional logic Politics Accounting 0502 economics and business Corporate social responsibility Business Social responsibility 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 34:1137-1162 |
| ISSN: | 0951-3574 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/aaaj-07-2019-4087 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe objective of this paper is to investigate the emergence of corporate political activities (CPAs) in the form of social responsibility in the banking sector in Bangladesh. The use of institutional logics allows the authors to explore not only the motivations underlying this sudden shift in corporate approach towards corporate social reporting (CSR) disclosure but also to investigate whether a logical plurality exists in this new approach.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is based on 21 in-depth interviews with policymakers, regulatory bodies and top management and members of boards of directors in the banking sector.FindingsThe findings of this study are both consistent with and different to those of Uddinet al.(2018). While their findings show that Bangladeshi companies engage in CSR activities primarily to demonstrate their allegiance with the ruling political regime driven by notions of traditionalism, this study’s findings show the existence of a logical pluralism across industries in the manner they engage with CSR activities and disclosures. In addition to the dominant market logic, the authors also find the co-existence of community and family logics shaping the nature of CSR disclosures made by banking companies in Bangladesh.Originality/valueThe authors contribute to the accounting and management literature by providing first-hand evidence of the motivations underlying the emergence of CPAs in the context of a developing country. The adoption of an alternative theoretical framework allows the authors to identify the multiple logics that dictate corporate attitude towards CSR engagement and disclosure. |
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