Table 2: Affirmations on CSR under study,,
Variable,Description,Mean
Perceptions_1,Being ethical and socially responsible is the most important thing a firm/organization can do.,5.28
Perceptions_2,"The quality of the final product/service is essential for the firm/organization success, not ethics or social responsibility.",4.39
Perceptions_3,Communication is more important to the overall effectiveness of a firm/organization than ethics and social responsibility.,4.96
Perceptions_4,Business/organizational planning and goal setting should include discussions about ethics and social responsibility,5.29
Perceptions_5,"The most important concern for a firm/organization is making a profit, even if it means bending or breaking the rules.",3.66
Perceptions_6,The ethics and social responsibility of a firm/organization is essential to its long-term profitability.,5.34
Perceptions_7,The overall effectiveness of a firm/organization can be determined to a great extent by the degree to which it is ethical and socially responsible.,5
Perceptions_8,"To remain competitive in a global environment, firms/organizations will have to disregard ethics and social responsibility.",3.94
Perceptions_9,Social responsibility and profitability can be compatible.,4.97
Perceptions_10,Business ethics and social responsibility are critical to the survival of a firm/organization.,4.92
Perceptions_11,A firm’s/organization’s first priority should be employee morale.,5.25
Perceptions_12,Firms/organizations have a social responsibility that must go beyond profit.,4.9
Perceptions_13,"If survival of a firm/organization is at stake, then you must forget about ethics and social responsibility.",4.13
Perceptions_14,Efficiency is much more important to a firm/organization than whether or not a firm is seen as ethical or socially responsible.,4.41
Perceptions_15,Good ethics is often good business.,5.48
Perceptions_16,"If the stockholders are unhappy, nothing else matters.",4.3
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