Abstract
The discussion on the issue of corporate social responsibility has shown a shift
from large organizations to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It has been
observed that SMEs do address issues underlying CSR. However, such
activities of SMEs are not similar as the CSR activities of large organizations.
Moreover, the underlying motives and barriers of CSR might be change across
type of organization, region of world, and time. This qualitative study is
conducted for exploring CSR activities, and the motivations and barriers of
CSR in context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). After literature review, 12
SMEs – 8 manufacturing and 4 service sector – were selected. A total of 17
Informants were selected for in-depth semi-structured interview from different
industrial sectors through judgment sampling. Triangulation is done to validate
the findings of study by choosing sample of diverse set of professional,
industries, and through comparing the results with studies conducted in other
parts of the world. Findings suggest that many of SMEs do focus on CSR
issues, however, such organizations relate the term with philanthropic
contributions. Six main categories of CSR in SMEs are found with three
categories of motivational factors named as: intrinsic, instrumental, and
stakeholder pressures. Further, owners/managers of the SMEs stated financial
constraints, managerial skills, and infrastructural problems as main
impediments to implementation of CSR.
Aamir Nadeem, Shahid Jan Kakakhel. (2016) An exploratory evidence of practice, motivations, and barriers to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-09, Issue-2.
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