The relationship between religiousness and corporate social responsibility orientation: Are there differences between business managers and students?

Nabil A. Ibrahim, Donald P. Howard, John P. Angelidis

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is a relationship between a person's degree of religiousness and corporate social responsibility orientation. A total of 411 managers and 506 students from seven universities were surveyed. The statistical analysis showed that religiousness does influence students' orientation toward the economic, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities of business. It does not, however, have a significant impact upon the managers' attitudes. When the "low religiousness" students and managers were compared, differences were found with respect to the economic, ethical, and philanthropic components of corporate social responsibility. Similar results were obtained when the "high religiousness" students and managers were compared. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)165-174
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Business Ethics
Volume78
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2008

Keywords

  • Business ethics
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Managers
  • Religiousness
  • Students

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • General Business, Management and Accounting
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Law

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