Using Management Control Systems to Implement CSR Activities: An Empirical Analysis of 12 Japanese Companies
Using Management Control Systems to Implement CSR Activities: An Empirical Analysis of 12 Japanese Companies
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DOI:
10.1002/bse.1896
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发表时间:
2015-11
影响因子:
13.4
通讯作者:
M. Hosoda;Kenichi Suzuki
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作者:
M. Hosoda;Kenichi Suzuki
Management accounting research regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation in Japan has yet to address the lack of empirical research examining the processes, styles and efficacy of communicating CSR activities. Thus, this study conducts survey interviews with 12 Japanese corporations to examine how Japanese companies implement CSR activities in terms of the formal control system (FCS) and informal control system (ICS) of management control systems (MCS). The results of these interviews identified how Japanese managers employ the MCS approach to implement CSR. Hoshin kanri, a non-financial control component of the FCS, supports successful implementation of CSR under the organizational climate dictated by the ICS. This MCS approach is enhanced by three factors that reflect characteristics of Japanese management: employee commitment, a consensus decision making process and long-term management. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment