Impact of knowledge absorptive capacity on corporate sustainability with mediating role of CSR: analysis from the Asian context

• Published in: Journal of environmental planning and management Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 148 - 174
• Main Authors: Shahzad, Mohsin, Qu, Ying, Ur Rehman, Saif, Zafar, Abaid Ullah, Ding, Xiangan, Abbas, Jawad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 28.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Absorptive capacity; China; Comparative analysis; corporate social responsibility; Fuzzy sets; human resources; Impact analysis; Interest groups; knowledge absorptive capacity; least squares; Malaysia; manufacturing; Middle East; Multinational corporations; Multivariate statistical analysis; organizational performance; Pakistan; PLS-SEM; Qualitative analysis; Robustness; Sampling; Social responsibility; stakeholders; Structural equation modeling; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Taiwan; Middle East; Malaysia; Pakistan; China; Taiwan

Considering the growing awareness about sustainable development among various stakeholders, the present study aims to examine the impact of employees' knowledge absorptive capacity (KAC) on firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices for accomplishing corporate sustainability pe...