Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness

This study used structural equation modelling to analyse and investigate the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies by the Spanish technology industry and the impacts of these strategies on technology companies’ performance and competitiveness. The research was conducted us...

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Main Authors: Juan Andrés Bernal-Conesa, Antonio Juan Briones-Peñalver, Carmen de Nieves-Niet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS 2017-10-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1043/pdf_72
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description This study used structural equation modelling to analyse and investigate the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies by the Spanish technology industry and the impacts of these strategies on technology companies’ performance and competitiveness. The research was conducted using a survey of companies located in Spanish science and technology parks. The analyses’ results reveal positive, direct and statistically significant relationships between companies’ CSR strategies and competitiveness and between their competitiveness and performance. In addition, the results show that competitiveness is a mediating variable in the relationship between CSR strategies and technology companies’ performance.
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spelling doaj-art-76675db4954a4f9d8b61c4c5c96d5bf12025-02-02T08:17:49ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662017-10-01134738110.18089/tms.2017.13408Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitivenessJuan Andrés Bernal-Conesa0Antonio Juan Briones-Peñalver1Carmen de Nieves-Niet2Centro Universitario de la Defensa de San Javier (CUD), Santiago de la Ribera (Murcia), SpainUniversidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa, Calle Real, Cartagena, SpainUniversidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa, Cartagena, SpainThis study used structural equation modelling to analyse and investigate the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies by the Spanish technology industry and the impacts of these strategies on technology companies’ performance and competitiveness. The research was conducted using a survey of companies located in Spanish science and technology parks. The analyses’ results reveal positive, direct and statistically significant relationships between companies’ CSR strategies and competitiveness and between their competitiveness and performance. In addition, the results show that competitiveness is a mediating variable in the relationship between CSR strategies and technology companies’ performance.https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1043/pdf_72corporate social responsibilitytechnological companycompetitivenessperformance
spellingShingle Juan Andrés Bernal-Conesa
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Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
Tourism & Management Studies
corporate social responsibility
technological company
competitiveness
performance
title Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
title_full Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
title_fullStr Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
title_short Impacts of the CSR strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
title_sort impacts of the csr strategies of technology companies on performance and competitiveness
topic corporate social responsibility
technological company
competitiveness
performance
url https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1043/pdf_72
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