Will Corporate Social Responsibility Improve Employee Well-being: A Role of Attribution Theory

Abstract

Abstract:

This paper develops and tests the hypothesis that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has an effect on employee well-being through CSR altruistic attribution. Also we test the moderating effect of employee business ethic attitude in this model. 40 companies and 329 employees are used as samples. The results show that CSR is positively related to employee well-being via CSR altruistic attribution and that employee business ethic attitude moderates the relationship between CSR and CSR altruistic attribution. More specifically, compared to those who hold the attitude that enterprises should not pay attention to business ethics, CSR is much more positively related to CSR altruistic attribution and employee well-being when employees hold the attitude that enterprises should pay attention to business ethics. The relationship between CSR and employee work-related well-being has not yet been empirically tested, nor has the mechanism of CSR altruistic attribution been explored. So the present study has important theoretical contributions. A few relevant practical implications are also provided based on the conclusion.

Key words: corporate social responsibility, employee well-being, CSR attributions, business ethic attitude

Zhu Yueqiao, Zhou Zucheng. Will Corporate Social Responsibility Improve Employee Well-being: A Role of Attribution Theory[J]. , 2020, 32(5): 233-242.

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