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The interaction between governance, social responsibility, and territorial attractiveness: an application of “the structural equation modeling approach
The interaction between governance, social responsibility, and territorial attractiveness: an application of “the structural equation modeling approach

Author(s): Hosn el Woujoud Bousselmi, Lorena Caridad, Nuria Ceular Villamandos
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Business Ethics
Published by: ТОВ “Консалтингово-видавнича компанія “Ділові перспективи”
Keywords: territorial attractiveness (TA); corporate social responsibility (CSR); public policies (PP); foreign direct investment (FDI); structural models;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present and test a conceptual framework that describes how the government’s commitment in improving corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices promotes the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Tunisia. As such, this conceptual framework inspires the existence of an interaction between the improvement of CSR practices by public policies (PP), and the attraction of FDI. In this regard, this study applied structural equation modeling (SEM) to empirically test this proposed model. It finds that the Tunisian government is valuing CSR and considering it as an investment. It presents examples of instruments, PP and tools that encourage to adopt CSR practices, thus, enhancing the attraction of FDI, which will have a positive impact on the growth of the country in terms of wealth creation, jobs and poverty reduction.

  • Issue Year: 15/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 239-257
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English