Society and Business Review: Volume 16 Issue 3

Editorial

Debbie Haski-Leventhal

Cannot give you because of living on the top of a castle: CEOs, corporate philanthropy and firm age

Wonsuk Cha, Dongjun Rew

This study aims to investigate the role of firm age in the relationship between CEO characteristics (measured by founder status and civic engagement) and the level of corporate…

Exploring firm-community level trust in rural Africa through the lens of oil companies’ corporate social responsibilities

Nnaemeka Chidiebere Meribe, Desmond Tutu Ayentimi, Benson Reuben Oke, Obed Adonteng-Kissi

This paper aims to explore firm-community level trust in rural Africa through the lens of oil companies’ corporate social responsibilities (CSR).

Impact of regulatory efficiency and market openness to social and financial efficiency: empirical evidence from microfinance institutions

Nazratul Aina Mohamad Anwar, Hafezali Iqbal Hussain, Fakarudin Kamarudin, Fadzlan Sufian, Nurazilah Zainal, Che Mun Wong

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a significant role in society to help low-income consumers that liaise with sustainable development goals. Therefore, the purpose of this…

Perceived firm ethicality and brand loyalty: the mediating role of corporate social responsibility and perceived green marketing

George Kofi Amoako, Joshua Kofi Doe, Robert Kwame Dzogbenuku

This study aims to establish the link between business ethics and brand loyalty and to investigate the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and United Nations…

Can Twitter messaging help corporations mitigate the impact of ethical scandals? We topic-model pre-scandal tweets of 92 ‘offenders’ to investigate

Shivani Raheja, Max Chipulu

This paper aims to examine whether Twitter messaging can help mitigate the harm corporations suffer in the aftermath of ethical scandals.

The underlying drivers of household purchase behaviour of life insurance

Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Md Rajibul Ahsan, Noor Azina Ismail, Md Sohel Rana

Life insurance remains an essential part of financial and social security. The insurance penetration rate is high in the developed countries but very low in developing countries…

Entrepreneurs’ impact on the wider community: a comparative study of commercial beekeepers through the lens of social role theory

Abel Duarte Alonso, Michelle O’Shea, Seng Kok, Alessandro Bressan

The purpose of this study is to examine how commercial beekeepers operating in two different nations perceive their role towards their community and society. The realms of role…

Entrepreneurial orientation, externalities and social entrepreneurship

Jeffrey Gauthier, David Cohen, Christopher R. Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to consider how the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) may support or diminish the creation of social value.