... behavior Scale development Psychometric validation In the current era of climate crisis, ethical accountability and sustainability-driven reform, environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance has become a vital pillar of organizational resilience and global competitiveness. ESG...

... Environmental quotient Pro-environmental behavior Sustainable Development Goals Scale development Structural equation modeling In September 2015, 193 countries came together at the United Nations to adopt and commit to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to tackle challenges related to global...

...@kuk.ac.in 12 10 2023 28 11 2023 03 01 2024 08 01 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only CSR Corporate image Scale development Corporate citizenship Public image Within a few years, the position...

... approaches. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first scale development study on mandatory CSR in India. The inclusion of CSR activities prescribed by law on the standardized CSR scale development is a novel outlook. Item generation pertains to the design...

... wanting to adopt measures that support relevant sustainability strategies. Design/methodology/approach The scale development concerns three separate components, namely, item generation through expert interviews; a pilot study conducted for scale purification; and a final study for scale confirmation...

... were collected through a questionnaire in two phases (first for scale development and second for scale validation purpose) from managers employed in Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) listed companies. The structural equation modeling technique (SEM) was used to develop and validate the measurement...

... to evaluate the commitment of SMEs to CSR through the level of practices developed with their stakeholders. Originality/value The scale developed to assess the level of CSR practices in SMEs stands not only as a valid and reliable measure for future research studies but also as a perfect guide for SMEs...

... and implementation of corporate actions. The multi-dimensional scale developed in this study helps scholars and practitioners to better understand customer perceptions of the CSR actions that companies implement to improve these stakeholders’ satisfaction. In doing so, the scale is especially useful for companies...