Title: ISO 26000 efforts and corporate social responsibility performance in Malaysian automotive industry

Authors: Nurul Fadly Habidin; Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi; Farah Izzaida Mohd Zamri; Siti Norhafizan Hibadullah; Auni Fatin Nadia Chiek Desa

Addresses: Department of Management and Leadership, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia ' Departments of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia ' Departments of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia ' Departments of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia ' Departments of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract: The automotive industry is an important industry in manufacturing sector. This study shows a model to conduct an empirical study in Malaysian automotive industry in order to improve CSR performance. The aim of this study is to review structural analysis of ISO 26000 efforts and CSR performance in Malaysian automotive industry. This study is to review ISO 26000 standards effort (recognising social responsibility and stakeholder identification and engagement). The CSR performance in this study is focused on two main performance; environmental performance and social performance. This study also proposed structural relationship model between ISO 26000 efforts and CSR performance in Malaysian automotive industry. Based on the proposed research model, research hypotheses are being developed. This paper culminates with suggested future research work.

Keywords: ISO 26000; CSR performance; environmental performance; social performance; standards; corporate social responsibility; stakeholder engagement; structural equation modelling; SEM; automotive manufacturing; automobile industry; Malaysia; stakeholder identification.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2014.063564

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2014 Vol.7 No.4, pp.515 - 529

Published online: 24 Jul 2014 *

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