Purpose – Since understanding the corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of small businesses in any country requires investigating the terminologies used by their small businesses for such social practices, the aim of this paper is to gain an understanding of the common terminologies...

Purpose – This paper investigates the need for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in SMEs. Also, it aims to explore the motivations for practicing CSR from the perspective of Malaysian SMEs.Design/methodology/approach – Investigating the need for CSR in SMEs is done through a literature...

Purpose This study seeks to explore the importance of CSR for SMEs in Malaysia and uncover the perception of Malaysian SMEs on CSR. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on qualitative data derived from semi-structured interviews with ten Malaysian SMEs. The interviews were...