International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
Volume 23, Issue 1, 2016
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsdw20/current#.VSj2SpMw1hX

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Original Articles
Revisiting the national corporate social responsibility index
DOI:10.1080/13504509.2015.1099121
Antonis Skouloudisa*, David Isaacb & Kostis Evaggelinosc
pages 61-70
Abstract
This paper relies on Gjølberg’s national corporate social responsibility (CSR) index while its purpose is twofold. First, it seeks to extend the methodological instrument for assessing national CSR and, second, it applies the new approach to a much larger pool of countries (n = 86) in an attempt to provide a global CSR outlook. The emergent picture from the study is one of deficient CSR penetration and wide variation among countries where most of the assessed countries are still lagging in the endorsement of international CSR initiatives and schemes. Findings offer fertile ground to theorists and researchers for a deeper investigation of the national specificity of CSR and to further identify institutional determinants that shape the social responsiveness and self-regulation of business entities. The study has also implications for managers and top executives to consider as it infers that the national background can be influential in the development of a CSR agenda and can condition the level of CSR penetration.