Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran

Since there is a lack of a strong CSR platform in the Iranian corporate environment, especially in the food and pharmaceutical industries, the proposed and existing strategies can be utilized to empower employees and the general public, improve executive processes, improve quality and customer satis...

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Autores principales: Sara Mehrab Daniali, Sergey Evgenievich Barykin, Mostafa Ghanbari Ghalerodkhani, Andrey Viktorovich Kharlamov, Tatiana Lvovna Kharlamova, Oksana Vladimirovna Savvina, Diana Igorevna Stepanova
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:466b75bac27f4ea28acb5cc03fe0927d2021-11-25T19:02:09ZEvaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran10.3390/su1322125692071-1050https://doaj.org/article/466b75bac27f4ea28acb5cc03fe0927d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12569https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Since there is a lack of a strong CSR platform in the Iranian corporate environment, especially in the food and pharmaceutical industries, the proposed and existing strategies can be utilized to empower employees and the general public, improve executive processes, improve quality and customer satisfaction, and finally, organize financial and accounting reports. Hence, this study seeks to determine and evaluate strategies to improve the concepts and domain of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of food and pharmaceutical industries in Iran based on the requirements of sustainable development theory. This study analyzes the data of 22 companies active in the food and pharmaceutical industries listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) over a period of six years (2014–2019). Eighty-three indicators were used to evaluate the performance of social responsibility based on economic, social and environmental dimensions. The Pareto approach has been used to determine the most important unmet current requirements. Then, using the Delphi method and content validity, appropriate strategies were determined. Finally, a correlation matrix was used to determine the most important and comprehensive strategies. Findings showed that 14 requirements in the field of corporate social responsibility are of great importance and with six strategies, the necessary measures to meet those requirements can be covered.Sara Mehrab DanialiSergey Evgenievich BarykinMostafa Ghanbari GhalerodkhaniAndrey Viktorovich KharlamovTatiana Lvovna KharlamovaOksana Vladimirovna SavvinaDiana Igorevna StepanovaMDPI AGarticlecorporate social responsibilitysustainable developmentperformance improvement strategiespareto approachdelphi methodEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12569, p 12569 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic corporate social responsibility
sustainable development
performance improvement strategies
pareto approach
delphi method
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle corporate social responsibility
sustainable development
performance improvement strategies
pareto approach
delphi method
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Sara Mehrab Daniali
Sergey Evgenievich Barykin
Mostafa Ghanbari Ghalerodkhani
Andrey Viktorovich Kharlamov
Tatiana Lvovna Kharlamova
Oksana Vladimirovna Savvina
Diana Igorevna Stepanova
Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran
description Since there is a lack of a strong CSR platform in the Iranian corporate environment, especially in the food and pharmaceutical industries, the proposed and existing strategies can be utilized to empower employees and the general public, improve executive processes, improve quality and customer satisfaction, and finally, organize financial and accounting reports. Hence, this study seeks to determine and evaluate strategies to improve the concepts and domain of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of food and pharmaceutical industries in Iran based on the requirements of sustainable development theory. This study analyzes the data of 22 companies active in the food and pharmaceutical industries listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) over a period of six years (2014–2019). Eighty-three indicators were used to evaluate the performance of social responsibility based on economic, social and environmental dimensions. The Pareto approach has been used to determine the most important unmet current requirements. Then, using the Delphi method and content validity, appropriate strategies were determined. Finally, a correlation matrix was used to determine the most important and comprehensive strategies. Findings showed that 14 requirements in the field of corporate social responsibility are of great importance and with six strategies, the necessary measures to meet those requirements can be covered.
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author Sara Mehrab Daniali
Sergey Evgenievich Barykin
Mostafa Ghanbari Ghalerodkhani
Andrey Viktorovich Kharlamov
Tatiana Lvovna Kharlamova
Oksana Vladimirovna Savvina
Diana Igorevna Stepanova
author_facet Sara Mehrab Daniali
Sergey Evgenievich Barykin
Mostafa Ghanbari Ghalerodkhani
Andrey Viktorovich Kharlamov
Tatiana Lvovna Kharlamova
Oksana Vladimirovna Savvina
Diana Igorevna Stepanova
author_sort Sara Mehrab Daniali
title Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran
title_short Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran
title_full Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran
title_fullStr Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Strategies to Improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Performance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: Empirical Evidence from Iran
title_sort evaluation of strategies to improve the corporate social responsibility performance in food and pharmaceutical industries: empirical evidence from iran
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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