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assessment of views to social responsibility activities of the exporting SMEs: A study in Elazıg city

İhracatçı KOBİ'lerin sosyal sorumluluk faaliyetlerine bakışlarını değerleme: Elazığ ilinde bir uygulama

Pages
295–312
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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It has been concluded that the SMEs have believed in the importance of participating to the activities about the social responsibility.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The importance of the SMEs in national and international area is increasing more and more with the globalization.
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Key Findings & Data:Thus this study aims to assess the views of the exporting SMEs located in Elazığ City relating the actions in terms of social responsibility (N=18).
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Conclusion & Impact:It has been concluded that the SMEs have believed in the importance of participating to the activities about the social responsibility.
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Abstract

The importance of the SMEs in national and international area is increasing more and more with the globalization. The SMEs are acting in the fields that the large-sized businesses do not take into consideration within the economic system and even they become strong competitors for them. These developments lead the exporting SMEs to perform their activities with more environmental and social responsibility. However it is obligatory for the SMEs to make internal and external assessments in order to reach the conscious of social responsibility. Thus this study aims to assess the views of the exporting SMEs located in Elazığ City relating the actions in terms of social responsibility (N=18). It has been concluded that the SMEs have believed in the importance of participating to the activities about the social responsibility. Nevertheless their involvements in these activities have been in considerably low degree. Tn addition, the SMEs have stated the 'cost/impact on profits' and Tack of interest from staff as the most important obstacles for participating to social activities. The companies attended to the study have expressed that working with 'local schools, colleges or universities' and informing the 'local community' have been at low level. Finally, it has been investigated that the external assessment of the SMEs has been poor.

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KOBİ'lerin ulusal ve uluslar arası arenadaki önemi küreselleşmeyle birlikte gittikçe artmaktadır. Ekonomik sistemde KOBİ'ler büyük ölçekli işletmelerin önemsemedikleri faaliyet alanlarını doldurmakta ve hatta onlara güçlü rakipler haline gelmektedirler. Bu gelişimler ihracatçı KOBİ'leri, faaliyetlerini daha çevresel ve sosyal sorumlu olarak yerine getirmeye zorlamaktadır. Ancak KOBİ'lerin sosyal sorumluluk bilincine ulaşmak için iç ve dış kaynaklı değerleme yapmaları zorunludur. Bu nedenle çalışma, Elazığ ilinde faaliyette bulunan ihracatçı KOBİ'lerin sosyal sorumlulukla ilgili faaliyetlere bakışlarını değerlemeyi amaçlamaktadır (N=18). Çalışma, KOBİ'lerin sosyal sorumlulukla ilgili alanlara katılımın önemine inanmalarıyla sonuçlanmıştır. Ancak bu faaliyetlere katılım oldukça düşük derecededir. Ayrıca KOBİ'ler, sosyal faaliyetlere katılımlarının en önemli engeli olarak 'maliyet/kar üzerindeki etkiyi' ve 'personeldeki ilgi eksikliğini' göstermişlerdir. Çalışmaya katılan işletmeler, 'yerel okullar, özel okullar ya da üniversitelerle çalışma' ve 'yerel topluma' bilgi verme düzeylerinin düşük seviyede olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Son olarak da KOBİ'lerde dış kaynaklı değerlemenin zayıf olduğu sonucu elde edilmiştir.

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DÜŞÜKCAN, M., KAYA, Ü. (2022). assessment of views to social responsibility activities of the exporting SMEs: A study in Elazıg city. Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 1, 295–312. https://ajindex.com/articles/515950

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