Corporate social responsibility and employee engagement: making the case for international corporate-sponsored volunteering using a matched-sample analysis

IF 3.1 Q2 BUSINESS Society and Business Review Pub Date : 2021-08-19 DOI:10.1108/sbr-01-2021-0001
Nicole L. Gullekson, A. Cedergren, L. Arnold, T. Brooks
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Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the growing body of research which demonstrates corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives can be linked to individual-level outcomes, such as employee engagement, using a quasi-experimental field study to provide initial evidence of a casual effect for such programs. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined whether participating in an international corporate-sponsored volunteer program increased employee engagement by comparing a sample of employees, matched on their pre-trip engagement scores and other demographic variables, with employees who did not volunteer in the program and comparing the differences in this employee engagement after completing the volunteer experience. Findings Using an exact matching technique, the authors were able to isolate the influence of the volunteer program on employee engagement and demonstrate that the program was associated with increased employee engagement after the program ended. Originality/value This study provides additional, and stronger, support on the CSR and employee engagement relationship through isolating the causal influence of the volunteer program on engagement. Thus, it provides additional justification for the use of, and financial investment in, such programs by organizations.
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企业社会责任与员工敬业度:利用匹配样本分析为国际企业赞助的志愿服务提供理由
本文旨在为越来越多的研究做出贡献,这些研究表明企业社会责任(CSR)举措可以与个人层面的结果(如员工敬业度)联系起来,使用准实验实地研究来提供此类计划的偶然效应的初步证据。设计/方法/方法作者通过比较员工样本,匹配他们旅行前的敬业度得分和其他人口统计变量,以及没有志愿者参与该计划的员工,并比较完成志愿者体验后员工敬业度的差异,来研究参加国际公司赞助的志愿者计划是否提高了员工敬业度。使用精确匹配技术,作者能够分离出志愿者计划对员工敬业度的影响,并证明该计划在计划结束后与员工敬业度的增加有关。独创性/价值本研究通过分离志愿者项目对员工敬业度的因果影响,为企业社会责任和员工敬业度之间的关系提供了额外的、更强有力的支持。因此,它为组织使用和投资这些项目提供了额外的理由。
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