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Gang TIAN is a Chair Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Research Center at the jiangsu University of China. He leads some research projects and supervises a number of post-doc and PhD students. Professor TIAN is a visiting professor to University of Southampton , UK. His research interests include Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainable SCM in agricultural and industrial contexts, Environmental Economics & Management, and Energy Economics & Management. Professor Tian has presided and involved a number of national scientific research funds and published articles in journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, and Natural Hazards. He is an anonymous reviewer of International Journal of Sustainable Transportation.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of international joint ventures (IJVs) are considered a way for multinational corporations (MNCs) to be embedded in local communities. Existing literature generally assumes that MNC research applies to IJV, however, the research of IJV’s CSR practices is often ignored. In particular, it is unclear which stakeholders become important factors in influencing the CSR practices of IJVs in developing countries. This paper aims to examine the structural characteristics of IJVs and propose a framework for the CSR practice of IJVs established in Ghana. The theoretical standpoint of this research is built upon the stakeholder and institutional theories. Using stepwise regression, a framework is developed to better understand and identify the forces within the local market that stimulate CSR. Consumers, competitors, and local communities are considered to be the key stakeholders driving IJV CSR actions. In addition, this paper has identified significant differences in CSR practice related to the IJV’s ownership structure. This study contributes to the literature on furthering knowledge of CSR and IJVs. Furthermore, it also provides practical implications for MNCs to better integrate into the local market and the host country in order to promote the development of stakeholders related to IJVs.
Gang Tian; Gabriel Pekyi; Haojia Chen; Huaping Sun; Xiaoling Wang. Sustainability-Conscious Stakeholders and CSR: Evidence from IJVs of Ghana. Sustainability 2021, 13, 639 .
AMA StyleGang Tian, Gabriel Pekyi, Haojia Chen, Huaping Sun, Xiaoling Wang. Sustainability-Conscious Stakeholders and CSR: Evidence from IJVs of Ghana. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):639.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGang Tian; Gabriel Pekyi; Haojia Chen; Huaping Sun; Xiaoling Wang. 2021. "Sustainability-Conscious Stakeholders and CSR: Evidence from IJVs of Ghana." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 639.