Corporate social responsibility among small and medium size enterprises in Cameroon

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the practice of corporate social responsibility CSR by managers of small and medium size enterprises SMEs in Cameroon. More specifically it aims to analyse the ecological behaviour of managers of SMEs in Cameroon and identify the determinants of the adoption of environmental dimension of CSR e-CSR measures in SMEs. Evidence from our analyses points the fact that the environmental protection is not yet a priority for managers of SMEs in Cameroon. There are several ways to increase the practice of e-CSR among SMEs managers, including the presence of an in-house department in charge of the environment, conducting environmental impact studies, and acquiring “clean equipment”.

Keywords

• Corporate social responsibility,small and mediumsized enterprises,Managers,Adoption,Cameroon[PDF]

Corporate social responsibility among small and medium size enterprises in Cameroon

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