Impacts of distributive comparison behavior on corporate social responsibility in supply chains: The role of small firms

• Main Authors: WANG, Mingzheng, FANG, Xin, WANG, Zizhuo, CHEN, Ying-Ju
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Corporate social responsibility; Distributive comparison behavior; Small and medium-size enterprise; Business and Corporate Communications; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7150; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8149/viewcontent/impacts.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Problem definition: In this paper, we explore how a firm’s concern about profit distribution and the size of downstream firms in supply chains affect corporate social responsibility (CSR) investment strategy. Methodology/results: In a supply chain consisting of one supplier and one manufacturer, bot...