Interrelationship between Corporate Social Action and Social and
Financial Performance: The perspective of Stakeholders and the
Media
Purpose of the Special
Issue
Corporate Social Action (CSA) has recently been gaining increasing
scholarly attentionand is the focal topic of this Special Issue.
Specifically, in this Special Issue we aim to focus on the
interactions and interrelationship between CSA, Corporate Social performance
(CSP) and Corporate Financial Performance (CFP).Indeed, the linkage between CSA, CSP
and CFP presents as yet unresolved issues. In particular studies are inconclusive on
the nature of the impact of a stakeholder-oriented CSA on social and financial
performance.
Accordingly this Special
Issue welcomesstudies that seek further insight on this issue. We stress
that while studies on the linkage between CSA and performanceoften take the
narrowly-based perspective of the firm, we encourage authors to takea
broad-based perspective that considersa diverse range of stakeholders.
In addition,an important agent driving the CSA-performance interrelationship is
the medium through which CSA-related information is communicated between the
firm and its stakeholders. Consequently there is a growing body of research on
the form and extent of the impact of the media on these interrelationships. Thus the Call for Paper
encourages submissions of studies in the area relating to the meeting point of
CSA, performance, stakeholder theory and the media.
Examples of research themes and questions for the Special Issue
This Call for Paperencourages submissions relating to three
issues:evaluation of CSA of various stakeholders; evidence on CSA-CSP-CFP
interrelationship; and the role of the media in the CSA-performance
interactions. Particularly welcome are contributions that explore long term
trends in media reporting of CSA and the impact of such reporting on stakeholder
relations, andon financial performance.
The Special Issue is open
to papers from a wide range of academic disciplines. Contribution may be
conceptual, theoretical or empirical in nature but should present new and
interesting insights on the CSA-CSP-CFP interrelationship and on the role of
stakeholders and the media is shaping these relationships.Specific research
topicsand questions that may be addressed in theSpecial Issue include,
but are not limited to, the following:
·
Linkage between Corporate Social Action (CSA) Corporate Social
performance (CSP) and Corporate Financial Performance
(CFP)
·
Analysis of stakeholder perspective on the balance between CSP and
CFP in different industrial contexts and societies.
·
The role of CSA-related media reports in shaping corporate strategy
concerning stakeholder management
·
Determinants of the nature of CSA-related media reports. In
particular:What factors influencewhether the media take a positive or a negative
stance on firms’ actions? Is the
choice of the CSAs that are being reported influenced by contemporary societal concerns such as over the environment or
employment conditions? Does
CSA-related media coverage impact firms’ strategies and
actions?
·
Under what conditions can firms achieve legitimacy and/orcreate
reputation through theirCSA-related strategies and
intentions?
·
What are the criteria and mechanisms that are used by stakeholders to
assess CSP?
·
Analysis of CSA-related media coverage as a mechanism through which
CSA is disseminated, interpreted and categorised
·
Analysis of the linkage between CSA, media reporting and
stakeholders, and environmental risks and
uncertainties.
·
The impact of CSA-related media reporting on stakeholders’ perception
of CSA, CSP andthe social orientation of the firm.
·
The impact of CSA-related media reporting on the contents and
characteristics of the firm's CSP and CFP
·
Analysis of CSA categories and media-reporting thereof. Which
CSA-related categories tend to be presented positively (negatively) by the
media?
Deadlines and the submission
process
·
The
deadline for submission is February 2013. Manuscripts need to be submitted via
EMR’s manuscript Central system at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/emr
·
Notification
to authors will be sent in September 2013.
For
further information please contact Dr. Ronny Manos, School of Management,
Cranfield University, UK, at: [log in to unmask]
Conference:
Authors
submitting to the Special Issue will
be invited to attend a conference to be held in Israel at the tentative date of
late June, 2013.
Guest Editors
Israel Drori, School of Business, College of Management Academic
Studies, Israel,
Ronny Manos, School of Management, Cranfield University,
UK