Guanajuato's exporting SMEs and their vision of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Keywords:
Competitiveness, export, SMEs, CSRAbstract
The adoption of business strategies in the search not only for the economic benefit, but also for a positive social and ecological impact, has become a new path for competitiveness. Considered as a business model, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming more and more present in organizations of all kinds. The objective of this paper is to identify, from the dimensions of ISO 26000, the way SME exporters in the state of Guanajuato apply Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in their organizations. The study is qualitative and descriptive in scope. The instruments were a questionnaire and a structured interview applied to the owners or leaders of the companies. The sample was non-probabilistic and comprised 10 small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Among the main results it was found that companies do carry out CSR practices, even without knowing it, since they are related to their environment and aware that internationalization leads them to be more responsible for their environment. However, CSR can not yet be considered as an institutionalized practice, since its application and scope depends on the resources available to SMEs.
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