Political CSR and Populism: Toward an Information-Based Theory of Political CSR
分析民粹主义如何影响政治企业社会责任，提出基于信号和筛选理论的信息中心模型，强调高质量信息对有效决策的必要性，并解释信息透明度下降对策略的影响。
Extant research on political corporate social responsibility (PCSR) has not yet addressed how the populist turn impacts PCSR theory and practice. This conceptual article analyzes how populism influences PCSR across a range of political environments. We draw on signaling and screening theories to develop a conceptual model that advances PCSR literature by proposing an information-centric approach. We highlight the necessity of high-quality information as an enabling condition for effective PCSR-related decision-making, and our model explains how the depreciation of information transparency under populism impacts PCSR strategy. We thus contribute to PCSR literature with a new information-based theorization by showing how PCSR depends on the political environment and by enhancing our understanding of the role of the state in the development of PCSR strategies.