Prosociality in Business: A Human Empowerment Framework
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In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 159, No. 2, 01.10.2019, p. 361-380.
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T1 - Prosociality in Business
T2 - A Human Empowerment Framework
AU - Brieger, Steven A.
AU - Terjesen, Siri A.
AU - Hechavarría, Diana M.
AU - Welzel, Christian
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - This study introduces a human empowerment framework to better understand why some businesses are more socially oriented than others in their policies and activities. Building on Welzel’s theory of emancipation, we argue that human empowerment—comprised of four components: action resources, emancipative values, social movement activity, and civic entitlements—enables, motivates, and entitles individuals to pursue social goals for their businesses. Using a sample of over 15,000 entrepreneurs from 43 countries, we report strong empirical evidence for two ecological effects of the framework components on prosociality. We find that human empowerment (1) lifts entrepreneurs’ willingness to choose a social orientation for their business, and (2) reinforces the gender effect on prosociality in business activity. We discuss the human empowerment framework’s added value in understanding how modernization processes fully leverage the potential of social business activities for societies.
AB - This study introduces a human empowerment framework to better understand why some businesses are more socially oriented than others in their policies and activities. Building on Welzel’s theory of emancipation, we argue that human empowerment—comprised of four components: action resources, emancipative values, social movement activity, and civic entitlements—enables, motivates, and entitles individuals to pursue social goals for their businesses. Using a sample of over 15,000 entrepreneurs from 43 countries, we report strong empirical evidence for two ecological effects of the framework components on prosociality. We find that human empowerment (1) lifts entrepreneurs’ willingness to choose a social orientation for their business, and (2) reinforces the gender effect on prosociality in business activity. We discuss the human empowerment framework’s added value in understanding how modernization processes fully leverage the potential of social business activities for societies.
KW - CSR
KW - Culture
KW - Female entrepreneurship
KW - Global entrepreneurship monitor
KW - Institutions
KW - Social entrepreneurship
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Management studies
KW - Politics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056360591&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10551-018-4045-5
DO - 10.1007/s10551-018-4045-5
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85056360591
VL - 159
SP - 361
EP - 380
JO - Journal of Business Ethics
JF - Journal of Business Ethics
SN - 0167-4544
IS - 2
ER -