caa a22 4500 605485038 CHVBK 20210128100439.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-013-1921-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-013-1921-x Battling the Devolution in the Research on Corporate Philanthropy [Elektronische Daten] [Kellie Liket, Ana Simaens] The conceptual literature increasingly portrays corporate philanthropy (CP) as an old-fashioned and ineffective operationalization of a firm's corporate social responsibility. In contrast, empirical research indicates that corporations of all sizes, and both in developed and emerging economies, actively practice CP. This disadvantaged status of the concept, and research, on CP, complicates the advancement of our knowledge about the topic. In a systematic review of the literature containing 122 journal articles on CP, we show that this business practice is loaded with unique characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses, and both conceptual and practical challenges that require renewed attention. We identify six interrelated but distinctive research themes in the literature: concept, motives, determinants, practices, business outcomes, and social outcomes. Dividing the literature on CP into six research themes creates an insightful comprehensive map of this intellectual terrain. Moreover, we distinguish among the level at which CP is analyzed: individual, organizational, institutional, or any combination of these levels. The review reveals significant gaps in the knowledge on CP. Most importantly we find that the conceptualization is limited, the research is mostly quantitative, the effects of CP on society are severely under-researched, and there is a lack of multilevel analyses. A detailed future research agenda is offered, including specific suggestions for research designs and measurements. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013 Corporate philanthropy nationallicence Corporate social responsibility nationallicence Theory building nationallicence Social impact nationallicence CCI : Corporate community involvement nationallicence CEO : Chief Executive Officer nationallicence CFP : Corporate financial performance nationallicence CP : Corporate philanthropy nationallicence CSP : Corporate social performance nationallicence CSR : Corporate social responsibility nationallicence DJSI : Dow Jones Sustainability Index nationallicence NGO : Non-governmental organization nationallicence SME : Small and medium enterprise nationallicence Liket Kellie Department of Business Economics, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut Simaens Ana Unide, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026, Lisboa, Portugal aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 126/2(2015-01-01), 285-308 0167-4544 126:2<285 2015 126 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1921-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1921-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liket Kellie Department of Business Economics, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simaens Ana Unide, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026, Lisboa, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 126/2(2015-01-01), 285-308 0167-4544 126:2<285 2015 126 10551