CSR At Work: How Training, Stability, And Diversity Shape Employee Responses
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This study analyses the influence of CSR internal work practices on employees. The fieldwork was conducted through an online questionnaire answered by more than 1,200 employees in organizations in Spain. The analysis model used was structural equation model (SEM) based on the package of Partial Least Square. The empirical research revealed that promoting training and development, job stability, and equality and team diversity have a direct, positive and significant impact on individuals’ behaviors and attitudes, which is manifested in greater motivation, feelings of organizational identification and job satisfaction. Consequently, organizations are encouraged to adopt or reinforce these beneficial practices, and to replicate this research in their own context.
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