Call for Roadmap for Successful Adoption of CSR in Malaysian Construction
Anat Anaqie Zahidy1, Shahryar Sorooshian2
1Anat Anaqie Zahidy, FIM, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia.
2Shahryar Sorooshian, ERAS, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia. & School of Business Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Manuscript received on 15 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 05 September 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 808-813 | Volume-8 Issue-11, September 2019. | Retrieval Number: K14870981119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K1487.0981119
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Abstract: Despite its vital contribution to the social and economic development, the nature of the construction sector which compounded with wide range of unethical issues has called for the urgent needs to promote an ethical business philosophy in line with the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, the concept of CSR and how it was implemented within the construction sector has yet to be clearly understood. In this paper, focus is given to understand of crucial factors that lead to successful adoption of CSR in practice. Theoretically, this paper could provide a better understanding on how to successfully integrating CSR into business strategies and in turn, maximum benefits from such effort could be expected.
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Construction Sector, Critical Success Factor, Malaysian Construction sector.
Scope of the Article: Construction Engineering