Corporate Social Responsibility: An Annotated Bibliography for MGT302

This annotated bibliography, prepared for the MGT302 Contemporary Issues course, delves into the multifaceted concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It comprises three annotations of scholarly articles, each offering a critical analysis of CSR's role and impact within organizations. The first annotation, based on Wang et al. (2016), examines the proliferation of CSR and its shift towards societal obligations, discussing benefits for stakeholders and recent research trends. The second annotation, referencing Saeidi et al. (2015), explores the relationship between CSR activities and firm financial performance, specifically highlighting the mediating roles of reputation and customer satisfaction. The final annotation, based on Ioannou & Serafeim (2015), discusses the impact of CSR ratings on investment recommendations and the evolving nature of CSR policies within firms. The bibliography provides a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape, with a focus on the practical implications of CSR strategies and their contribution to firm performance and stakeholder engagement.

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Table of Contents
Annotation 1....................................................................................................................................2
Wang, H., Tong, L., Takeuchi, R., & George, G. (2016). Corporate social responsibility: An
overview and new research directions: Thematic issue on corporate social responsibility.........2
Annotation 2....................................................................................................................................3
Saeidi, S. P., Sofian, S., Saeidi, P., Saeidi, S. P., & Saaeidi, S. A. (2015). How does corporate
social responsibility contribute to firm financial performance? The mediating role of
competitive advantage, reputation, and customer satisfaction. Journal of business
research, 68(2), 341-350.............................................................................................................3
Annotation 3....................................................................................................................................4
Ioannou, I., & Serafeim, G. (2015). The impact of corporate social responsibility on
investment recommendations: Analysts' perceptions and shifting institutional logics. Strategic
Management Journal, 36(7), 1053-1081.....................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5

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Annotation 1
Wang, H., Tong, L., Takeuchi, R., & George, G. (2016). Corporate social responsibility: An
overview and new research directions: Thematic issue on corporate social
responsibility.
According to Wang et al., (2016), the discussion focuses on the impact of corporate
social responsibility (CSR) in most organizations in the recent times. The authors have discussed
on the fact that there have been a major proliferation of growth factors of CSR and has now
become the prime centre of attraction in the recent times. Based on the rising trends and
promises that are made by CSR, it has indicated that CSR have majorly shifted their focus on
processes and mechanisms based on which business corporations would conceptualize over
societal obligations. The authors have also focused on the benefits attracted towards
organizations with the rise of CSR activities. These lead to motivation and energizing
stakeholders while managing the expectations and societal perceptions.
The discussion further focuses on the recent research trends made in the field of CSR.
Recent trends have been critically analysed by the authors based on the data collected and graphs
that have been depicted. Based on the growth trends and rise of CSR, it has been discussed about
the future trends that could be made within the areas of research on CSR. The authors further
discuss over the individual roles of stakeholders to be performed while conducting the CSR
activities.

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Annotation 2
Saeidi, S. P., Sofian, S., Saeidi, P., Saeidi, S. P., & Saaeidi, S. A. (2015). How does corporate
social responsibility contribute to firm financial performance? The mediating role of
competitive advantage, reputation, and customer satisfaction. Journal of business
research, 68(2), 341-350.
In this discussion over the literature, Saeidi et al., (2015) have focused on the importance
of CSR activities in recent times and their direct relationship with the firm performance. The fact
of the strengthening relationship established between firm performance and CSR have been
considered to be positive in recent times. According to previous studies in the area of focus of
CSR have discussed that reputation, competitive advantage and customer satisfaction have been
the prime outcomes with the implications of CSR on the performance of a firm.
The study focused within the current research majorly discusses on the relationship and it
has been considered as complex than the outcomes of the previous studies. From the final
outcomes of results focused within the study have revealed the fact that sustainable competitive
advantage have been omitted from the list while only reputation and customer satisfaction have
been focused upon. The authors have considered several cases of firms by extracting results and
thus deriving the fact that CSR activities would be highly considered and implemented within an
organization. The authors also considers the limitations of the study, which focused on Iranian
manufacturing industries while also putting forward a recommendation towards developing
efficient CSR strategies for benefiting in the future.

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Annotation 3
Ioannou, I., & Serafeim, G. (2015). The impact of corporate social responsibility on
investment recommendations: Analysts' perceptions and shifting institutional
logics. Strategic Management Journal, 36(7), 1053-1081.
According to the research presented by Ioannou and Serafeim (2015), the research
primarily emphasizes on discussing about the growing forms of impacts made by CSR ratings on
the future financial performance of a firm. The authors have discussed the fact that different
companies have been in the process of adopting CSR techniques to bring in business model
changes leading greater impacts over their financial performance in the long run. The prime
adoption and implementation of CSR supported policies and the due availability of CSR scores
have generated huge form of interest over the financial markets.
The authors have adopted a social constructionist view over the financial markets and
discussing on the ways in which CSR ratings would prove to be beneficial for their firm. The
ratings based on CSR have become a legitimate view in the eyes of business analysts and
stakeholders before they would majorly invest over a company. Based on further focus on the
literature, the authors have discussed on the limitations posed by CSR in the growth results of the
firm. Changing nature of the underlying policies within CSR measures would need to be adopted
by companies in the future, which would help them in growing in diverse environments.

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References
Ioannou, I., & Serafeim, G. (2015). The impact of corporate social responsibility on investment
recommendations: Analysts' perceptions and shifting institutional logics. Strategic
Management Journal, 36(7), 1053-1081.
Saeidi, S. P., Sofian, S., Saeidi, P., Saeidi, S. P., & Saaeidi, S. A. (2015). How does corporate
social responsibility contribute to firm financial performance? The mediating role of
competitive advantage, reputation, and customer satisfaction. Journal of business
research, 68(2), 341-350.
Wang, H., Tong, L., Takeuchi, R., & George, G. (2016). Corporate social responsibility: An
overview and new research directions: Thematic issue on corporate social responsibility.