Religion and Attitudes to Corporate Social Responsibility in a Large Cross-Country Sample

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This document is a review of "Religion and Attitudes to Corporate Social Responsibility in a Large Cross-Country Sample" by S. Brammer, Geoffrey Williams and John Zinkin

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[...] In fact, one might argue that in European countries, Communist heritage is at least as much important as Christians. People's views on CSR mainly come from ideological standpoints that are partially religious and political; this frontier is blurrier than expected. For further research, one could suggest more specific questions in order to obtain more clivant resultats. The homogeneity of those results (although authors argue the opposite) show that money-making has always been profit oriented, regardless of the area or the time. [...]

[...] On the opposite, to be self-identified as a muslim or a christian does not necessarily imply a strict application of religious dogmas. Also, to be in line with CSR requires that decision makers have a clear and in-depth reading of both socio-economical context and the repercussions of their actions. This is very difficult to achieve for perfect competition does not exist and therefore information is not perfect. In Table 3 of the article, authors gathered the different questions answered by their audience. They vaguely cover social problems, economic stability, environment, human rights, charity or education. [...]

[...] Review of Religion and Attitudes to Corporate Social Responsibility in a Large Cross-Country Sample S. Brammer, Geoffrey Williams and John Zinkin In this article, authors Stephen Brammer, Geoffrey Williams, and John Zinkin examine the effect of religious identity on attitudes toward corporate social responsibility (CSR). After collecting surveys from over 17,000 individuals in 20 countries, the authors analyze the role of having any religious affiliation on attitudes towards CSR and the relationship between a denomination's teachings and adherents' attitudes toward specific aspects of CSR. [...]