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Article Critique for Differential Economic Impacts of Corporate Responsibility Issues

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Article Critique for Differential Economic Impacts of Corporate Responsibility Issues

Introduction of the article

This study was designed to examine whether there are systematic differences in the economic impacts of corporate responsibility . It involved survey of senior executives in global companies who have extensive knowledge about the issue . The study is different from other researches because it disaggregated ' corporate responsibility to its component issues rather than simply

examining the link between corporate responsibility and economic performance (p . 219

Statement of the problem

Lankoski provided adequate review of literature suggesting the connection between corporate responsibility and economic performance Results of previous studies were analyzed and used to lay the groundwork for the present study . Based on the theories , two hypotheses were formulated and introduced . Both hypotheses were stated clearly

of procedures

The study targeted executives in global companies . The rationale of using this population and the method of collecting data were presented clearly . The article provided sufficient information on the method of obtaining data . It was adequate to allow evaluation of the method and permit duplication of the study . The questionnaires were sent through email to the 117 respondents . However , only 38 or 22 .2 responded According to Lankoski , this is consistent with the response results of related studies (p .213 . A more direct approach such as personal interview or survey could have generated a better response than an email . Furthermore , the...