National Culture, Education, and Antecedent Values of Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship national culture has on two antecedent values of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) operationalized as concern for the environment and trust in social institutions. Random samples from World Value Surveys (WVS) for the two countries Sweden and Taiwan were utilized. Results showed antecedent values of CSR to be different for the two countries that are at opposite ends of Hofstede’s (2001) cultural value dimensions. Results also demonstrated education to have significant influences on antecedent values of CSR for the Taiwanese sample but not for the Swedish sample. Implications and direction for future research are discussed.