Abstract
A one-day educational intervention with multiple activities was developed and operationalized with a sample of Chinese business students in Hong Kong, China. Its effectiveness in influencing students’ corporate social responsibility orientation (CSRO) was measured with a Chinese version of a forced choice scale using Economic, Legal, Ethical, and Discretionary (Philanthropy) dimensions by Carroll (1979, 1991). A repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed significant differences in the Legal and Discretionary dimensions between the post-test Experimental (X) group (N=82) and Control (C) group (N=83); in the Legal, Ethical, and Discretionary dimensions within the pre-post X group. Such significant differences may be explained by the content of the activities, especially the service learning component. Overall, the intervention appeared effective in influencing students’ CSRO within a Chinese context. Since it was designed upon Western CSR literature, its applicability goes beyond the Chinese community.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-102 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Journal of Business Ethics Education |
Volume | 18 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- CSR education
- CSR orientation
- teaching and learning CSR
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Education
- Philosophy
- Economics and Econometrics