Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Also available in print.

Thesis (MBus) -- AUT University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (viii, 332 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 658.408 BLA)

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Southern California, 2006. / Adviser: Gail Light. Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-64)

Thesis (Ph.D. Strategic Management)--University of Waikato, 2010. / Title from PDF cover (viewed Apr. 22, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-497)

Published Article / Although much work has been done on the society versus business relation issue, it has yet to cascade business social responsibility (BSR) to small ventures and especially rurally based ones where survival is a more pertinent goal. Most studies to date have focused on corporate and large organisations, thereby suggesting that BSR is not really a small business issue. A major consequence / cause of this apparent bias towards large business is limited research into how small ventures and especially rural ones perceive and apply BSR. This study proposes an instrument for measuring BSR in small ventures. Through empirical analysis the resultant instrument was found to be valid for measuring small business BSR and measured four dimensions thereof namely : Expected benefits; Community / customer practices; Realised / actual benefits, BSR awareness / attitude and employee practices. Through discriminant analysis, the identified factors of BSR are useful to classify ventures as high or low sales and profit performers, suggesting that information on a firm's BSR activities can be used as indicators of firm performance.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Southern California, 2007. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-05, page: 2120. Adviser: Jennifer Floto. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.) -- Lincoln University, 2008. / "Based on case analysis of 23 environmentally responsive organizations in India and New Zealand"--Abstract. Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Business Administration. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves182-191). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR32049

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Published Article / To start with, "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) appears a misnomer as it suggests a 'big business only' connotation. Rather, "Business Social Responsibility" (BSR) appears a better alternative because it accommodates all sizes of business. Despite progress in the business / society relationship, SMMEs on the African continent continue being neglected as far as BSR research is concerned. Unlike in the West, there are no frameworks, tools, and instruments to guide those interested in the SMME / BSR nexus in the African context. As it turns out, scholars, researchers, policy makers, and owner / managers interested in the SMME / BSR nexus in Africa have no choice but to rely on frameworks, tools, and metrics designed for European and American contexts. This is in spite of Visser's (2007) caution that the Euro-American frameworks are inappropriate for the African situation. This paper makes a case for the development of an African context specific SMME / BSR framework(s) and measurement instrument(s).