Drivers for and Obstacles to Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Vietnam - A Study in Small and Medium Enterprise Exporters
Le, T. T. X., Tran. T. K., Nguyen, T. T. L. (2018). Drivers for and Obstacles to Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Vietnam - A Study in Small and Medium Enterprise Exporters. VNU Journal of Science: Economics and Business, Vol. 34, No. 2 (2018) 86-101 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/62533?mode=full Based on the fact that most factories/manufacturers failed to comply with foreign customers‟ requirements for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices from first audits, the present study aims to explore Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) exporters‟ understanding of the CSR requirements of foreign clients and motivations and obstacles for them to practice and implement CSR. In order to tackle the research objectives, a qualitative approach is chosen and indepth interviews with owners, HR/CSR managers and production managers are employed to collect data. The research scope is firms/suppliers in hardlines (non-furniture and non-apparel) section. The...