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Public policies of promotion of CSR amongst SMEs and effects on competitiveness: the case of Tuscany region

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  • Massimo Battaglia
  • Marco Frey

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Starting in the late 1990s, the European Commission began to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles among firms and public authorities aimed at: 1) safeguarding local communities and workers; 2) stimulating the competitiveness of businesses. This paper describes a study carried out in Tuscany (Italy), aimed at investigating the opinions of local actors on the relationship between CSR and competitiveness, and the effectiveness of local policies that promote CSR. We collected the opinions of SMEs and local authorities through interviews and examined them using the qualitative method of constant comparison. Three focus groups, organised by the regional government of Tuscany, recruited other stakeholders to discuss the results of the interviews and recommended policies to the regional policy maker. The results showed that the various stakeholders essentially agreed on the utility of CSR as a means to increase SME competitiveness and the quality of local areas, however, they also reveal a lack of tools for measuring such effects.

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  • Massimo Battaglia & Marco Frey, 2014. "Public policies of promotion of CSR amongst SMEs and effects on competitiveness: the case of Tuscany region," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(1), pages 1-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:9:y:2014:i:1:p:1-26
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    1. José Solana‐Ibáñez & Manuel Caravaca‐Garratón & Ricardo Teruel‐Sánchez, 2020. "Stakeholder perception on corporate reputation and management efficiency: Evidence from the Spanish Defence sector," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(5), pages 2381-2399, September.
    2. Richard M. Crossley & Mohamed H. Elmagrhi & Collins G. Ntim, 2021. "Sustainability and legitimacy theory: The case of sustainable social and environmental practices of small and medium‐sized enterprises," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(8), pages 3740-3762, December.
    3. Claudia Patricia Maldonado-Erazo & José Álvarez-García & María de la Cruz del Río-Rama & Ronny Correa-Quezada, 2020. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Performance in SMEs: Scientific Coverage," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-26, March.
    4. Helen LaVan & Lori S. Cook & Ivana Zilic, 2021. "An analysis of the ethical frameworks and financial outcomes of corporate social responsibility and business press reporting of US pharmaceutical companies," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(3), pages 326-355.

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