Internationalization as a driver of the corporate social performance of extractive industry firms

Symeou, P. C., Zyglidopoulos, S. and Williamson, P. (2018) Internationalization as a driver of the corporate social performance of extractive industry firms. Journal of World Business, 53(1), pp. 27-38. (doi: 10.1016/j.jwb.2017.07.004)

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the impact of internationalization on the corporate social performance (CSP) of extractive industry firms (EIFs). We argue that internationalization positively impacts their CSP because, as they internationalize, they increasingly benefit from actions that help them enhance their social licenses to operate (SLOs) and hence have a greater need to increase both the overall social (SP) and environmental (EP) aspects of their CSP. We hypothesize that as EIFs internationalize, both their SP and EP grow; that SP grows more relative to EP; and that the level of development of EIFs’ home countries moderates these relationships.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Zyglidopoulos, Dr Stylianos
• Authors: Symeou, P. C., Zyglidopoulos, S., and Williamson, P.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: Journal of World Business
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 1090-9516
• Published Online: 16 October 2017
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc.
• First Published: First published in Journal of World Business 53(1): 27-38
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy