CSR and Employee Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to consolidate and extend the current literature on employee outcomes of CSR (referred to as micro-level outcomes). The authors use a systematic review of the literature as a method to summarize and synthesize the different effects of CSR activities on employees based on 270 journal articles. The contribution of this paper is that it provides a comprehensive list of employee outcomes classified into different categories and a conceptual framework that maps desirable and undesirable outcomes of CSR activities on employees. The results show that various dimensions of CSR have different effects on employee outcomes. In addition, mediators of CSR-employee outcomes relationships and moderators that could strengthen or weaken this relationship are explained. The study has also practical implications for companies, as understanding different effects of CSR on employees helps organizations to design and implement CSR strategies and policies that foster employees’ positive attitudes and behaviors as well as prevent or reduce the negative effects, and hence create a business value and sustainable growth for the company.
Authors
Yasser Yassin is a researcher affiliated with the Lehrstuhl für Corporate Sustainability Management (Chair of Corporate Sustainability Management) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany. He is recognized for his work on the link between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and employee outcomes, particularly through systematic literature reviews.
Prof. Dr. Markus Beckmann is a leading academic in corporate sustainability management, CSR, social entrepreneurship, and business ethics, with a strong focus on the link between ethical organizational practices and employee outcomes. His current role: Chair for Corporate Sustainability Management at the School of Business, Economics and Society, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
Keywords
Micro-level · Employee outcomes · Employee attitudes · Employee behaviors · Employee well-being