The corporate social responsibility of accounting firms: a comparison study between China and South Africa

Tasneem Joosub; Michael Xin Guo

The corporate social responsibility of accounting firms: a comparison study between China and South Africa

Tasneem Joosub
, Michael Xin Guo

School of Business and Creative Industries

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Abstract

This ongoing research attempts to investigate how differently major accounting firms (the Big Four) develop their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy in two emerging markets – China and South Africa. To date eight in-depth interviews were conducted with partners and senior managers who took the lead in CSR activities in their firm. Four themes were identified which the authors labelled: (i) historic origins; (ii) strategy; (iii) motivating factors; and (iv) emerging agendas and conflicts. Findings are summarized and directions for
future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the British Academy of Management (BAM2015) Conference
Subtitle of host publication	The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, University of Portsmouth, 8-10 September 2015
Publisher	British Academy of Management
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9780954960889
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	29th Annual British Academy of Management Conference: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice - University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Sept 2015 → 10 Sept 2015 https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=2886 (Conference website)

Conference

Conference	29th Annual British Academy of Management Conference
Abbreviated title	BAM2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Portsmouth
Period	8/09/15 → 10/09/15
Internet address	https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=2886 (Conference website)

Keywords

Accounting Firms
Big Four
Corporate Social Responsibility
China
South Africa
Interviews

UN SDGs

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Joosub, T., & Guo, M. X. (2015). The corporate social responsibility of accounting firms: a comparison study between China and South Africa. In Proceedings of the British Academy of Management (BAM2015) Conference: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, University of Portsmouth, 8-10 September 2015 British Academy of Management.

Joosub, Tasneem ; Guo, Michael Xin. / The corporate social responsibility of accounting firms : a comparison study between China and South Africa. Proceedings of the British Academy of Management (BAM2015) Conference: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, University of Portsmouth, 8-10 September 2015. British Academy of Management, 2015.

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The corporate social responsibility of accounting firms: a comparison study between China and South Africa. / Joosub, Tasneem; Guo, Michael Xin.
Proceedings of the British Academy of Management (BAM2015) Conference: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice, University of Portsmouth, 8-10 September 2015. British Academy of Management, 2015.

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