Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the first quarter of 2020, COVID-19 spread worldwide, claiming lives of thousands of people every day. This marked the beginning of all emergency and business continuity plans around the world. This study attempts to study people’s awareness of CSR practices among business firms in Dubai and...
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doaj-1bc47bcfd01046f09d989b3784c237412021-03-03T08:46:21ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Problems and Perspectives in Management1727-70511810-54672021-03-0119123124310.21511/ppm.19(1).2021.2014749Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemicAbubaker Mousa Eltoum0Aminurraasyid Yatiban1Rusdi Omar2Rabiul Islam3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-8754Ph.D. Student, School of International Studies and Institute of Excellence for Islamic Jerusalem Studies, Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government, University Utara MalaysiaPh.D., Associate Professor, School of International Studies and Institute of Excellence for Islamic Jerusalem Studies, Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government, University Utara MalaysiaPh.D., Associate Professor, School of International Studies and Institute of Excellence for Islamic Jerusalem Studies, Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government, University Utara MalaysiaPh.D., Associate Professor, School of International Studies and Institute of Excellence for Islamic Jerusalem Studies, Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government, University Utara MalaysiaDuring the first quarter of 2020, COVID-19 spread worldwide, claiming lives of thousands of people every day. This marked the beginning of all emergency and business continuity plans around the world. This study attempts to study people’s awareness of CSR practices among business firms in Dubai and investigate people’s evaluation of these CSR practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employs a quantitative research method and mainly uses questionnaires for data collection. 199 respondents are selected from different business firms in Dubai. Expert interviews are also conducted for triangulation purposes. It involves the Dubai community with various backgrounds and status. This study shows that a large scheme of the Dubai community has a decent level of expertise in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. It also shows that firms that have implemented CSR before the crisis will mostly be better suited to play a supportive role for government and society during the crisis. AcknowledgmentResearch grant provided by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme [FRGS/1/2017/SS01/UUM/02/23] under Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, and University Utara Malaysia (SO Code: 13806) is gratefully acknowledged.https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/14749/PPM_2021_01_Eltoum.pdfcommunitycorporate social responsibilitycrisissocial capitalsustainability |
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Abubaker Mousa Eltoum Aminurraasyid Yatiban Rusdi Omar Rabiul Islam |
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Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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corporate social responsibility practices of business firms in dubai during the covid-19 pandemic |
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LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" |
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Problems and Perspectives in Management |
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During the first quarter of 2020, COVID-19 spread worldwide, claiming lives of thousands of people every day. This marked the beginning of all emergency and business continuity plans around the world. This study attempts to study people’s awareness of CSR practices among business firms in Dubai and investigate people’s evaluation of these CSR practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employs a quantitative research method and mainly uses questionnaires for data collection. 199 respondents are selected from different business firms in Dubai. Expert interviews are also conducted for triangulation purposes. It involves the Dubai community with various backgrounds and status. This study shows that a large scheme of the Dubai community has a decent level of expertise in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. It also shows that firms that have implemented CSR before the crisis will mostly be better suited to play a supportive role for government and society during the crisis.
AcknowledgmentResearch grant provided by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme [FRGS/1/2017/SS01/UUM/02/23] under Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, and University Utara Malaysia (SO Code: 13806) is gratefully acknowledged. |
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