Doctoral thesis of Philosophy: Corporate social responsibility in the Vietnamese garment and food industries : antecedents, strategies and performance

Based on the extant literature, theoretical underpinnings and the context of Vietnam, the research aims to study why and how Vietnamese food and garment companies adopt CSR practices. The objectives are: (i) To investigate the types and forms of CSR activities and strategic postures that Vietnamese garment and food companies adopt; (ii) To assess the motivations and the roles of variables, including institutional, organisational and individual factors that drive certain CSR strategies or practices, thereby shedding light on whether internal (individual and firm characteristics) or external factors (context) determine the adoption of CSR strategies by Vietnamese food and garment firms;…