This article is the guest editors’ introduction to the special issue in Business & Society on “SMEs and CSR in Developing Countries.” The special issue includes four original research articles by Hamann, Smith, Tashman, and Marshall; Allet; Egels-Zandén; and Puppim de Oliveira and Jabbour on various aspects of the relationship of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing countries.
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BlackmanA. (Ed.). (2006). Small firms and the environment in developing countries: Collective impacts, collective action. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future (RFF) Press.
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BlowfieldM.FrynasJ. G. (2005). Editorial: Setting new agendas—Critical perspectives on corporate social responsibility in the developing world. International Affairs, 81, 489-513.
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Egels-ZandénN. (2017). The role of SMEs in global production networks: A Swedish SME’s payment of living wages at its Indian supplier. Business & Society, 56, 92-129.
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HamannR.KapelusP. (2004). Corporate social responsibility in mining in South Africa: Fair accountability or just greenwash?Development, 47(3), 85-92.
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HamannR.SmithJ.TashmanP.MarshallR. S. (2017). Why do SMEs go green? An analysis of wine firms in South Africa. Business & Society, 56, 23-56.
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JamaliD.Lund-ThomsenP.KharaN. (2015). CSR institutionalized myths in developing countries: An immediate threat of selective decoupling. Business & Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0007650315584303
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JenkinsH. (2004). A critique of conventional CSR theory: An SME perspective. Journal of General Management, 29(4), 37-57.
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JenkinsR.NewellP. (2013). CSR, tax, and development. Third World Quarterly, 34, 378-396.
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Lund-ThomsenP. (2009). Assessing the impact of public-private partnerships in the Global South: The case of the Kasur tanneries pollution control project. Journal of Business Ethics, 90(Suppl. 1), 57-78.
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Lund-ThomsenP.JamaliD.VivesA. (2014). CSR in SMEs: An analysis of donor-financed tools. Social Responsibility Journal, 10, 602-619.
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Puppim de OliveiraJ. A.JabbourC. J. C. (2017). Environmental management, climate change, CSR, and governance in clusters of small firms in developing countries: Towards an integrated analytical framework. Business & Society, 56, 130-151.
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