Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Global Commentary (The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series (2))

This book is the first of its kind – a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don’t generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social and ethical contribution of this majority organizational form. The first section of the book is a global round-up of research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises from major regions of the world. In the second section smaller scale research projects from a variety of countries present both empirical and theoretical advances in the area. Anyone with an interest in ethics and small and medium sized enterprises should find this an inspiring book which paves the way for future research. Introduction : global perspectives on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises / Laura J. Spence and Mollie Painter-Morland Pt. 1, Global overviews: Africa : ethics and sustainability within SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa : enabling, constraining and contaminating relationships / Mollie Painter-Morland and Kris Dobie ; Europe : practice and politics : ethics and social responsibility in SMEs in the European Union / Laura J. Spence and Francesco Perrini ; India : CSR and ethics in MSMEs in India / Vasanthi Srinivasan ; Latin America : ethics and corporate social responsibility in Latin American small and medium sized enterprises : challenging development / Maria Cecilia Coutinho de Arrunda ; New Zealand & Australia : a New Zealand and Australian overview of ethics and sustainability in SMEs / Eva Collins, Carolyn Dickie, and Paull Weber ; USA : an overview of empirical research on ethics in entrepreneurial firms within the United States / Melissa S. Baucus and Philip L. Cochran Pt. 2, Individual research, theory development: Entrepreneurial social responsibility : scoping the territory / Richard K. Blundel, Laura J. Spence, and Stefania Zerbinati ; A comprehensive model for SMEs : measuring the dynamic interplay of morality, environment and management systems ; towards continuous improvement / Jörg Bürgi ; CSR and SMEs in Portugal : the strategy of obligation / Maria João Santos Pt. 3, Individual research, empirical research: In search of sustainability? SMEs in Brittany, France / Sarah Hudson and Julia Roloff ; Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder relations : the perspective of German small and medium-sized enterprises / Simone Klein and Kristin Vorbohle ; The alignment between social responsibility and business strategy : implications for social responsibility value creation in Spanish SMEs / Christina Iturrioz, Cristina Aragón, Lorea Narvaiza, and Asunción Ibañez ; Business ethics and corporate social responsibility practice in small and medium sized enterprises : sampling from Thailand and Hong Kong / David Bevan and Robert Annop Wynne Pt. 4, Individual research, case examples: Fostering corporate social responsibility in small and medium sized enterprises : recent experiences in the Netherlands / Henk Van Luijk and Lobke Vlaming ; Small business and social responsibility in the supply chain : a literature review / Francesco Ciliberti, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo, and Barbara Scozzi ; Ethics in agricultural and stockbreeding SMEs : an Argentinean case study / Norma T. Jáuregui de Pivetta Conclusion : the road ahead for research on ethics and SMEs. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Introduction: Global Perspectives on Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises....Pages 1-9 Africa: Ethics and Sustainability Within SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Enabling, Constraining and Contaminating Relationships....Pages 13-34 Europe: Practice and Politics: Ethics and Social Responsibility in SMEs in the European Union....Pages 35-54 India: CSR and Ethics in MSMEs in India....Pages 55-63 Latin America: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin American Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Challenging Development....Pages 65-83 New Zealand & Australia: A New Zealand and Australian Overview of Ethics and Sustainability in SMEs....Pages 85-97 USA: An Overview of Empirical Research on Ethics in Entrepreneurial Firms Within the United States....Pages 99-119 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility: Scoping the Territory....Pages 123-145 A Comprehensive Model for SMEs: Measuring the Dynamic Interplay of Morality, Environment and Management Systems – Towards Continuous Improvement....Pages 147-171 CSR and SMEs in Portugal: The Strategy of Obligation....Pages 173-190 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 In Search of Sustainability? SMEs in Brittany, France....Pages 193-214 Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Relations – The Perspective of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises....Pages 215-225 The Alignment Between Social Responsibility and Business Strategy: Implications for Social Responsibility Value Creation in Spanish SMEs....Pages 227-253 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Sampling from Thailand and Hong Kong....Pages 255-274 Front Matter....Pages 275-275 Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises. Recent Experiences in The Netherlands....Pages 277-289 Small Business Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: A Literature Review....Pages 291-311 Ethics in Agricultural and Stockbreeding SMEs: An Argentinean Case Study....Pages 313-332 Back Matter....Pages 333-347