Government’s and professional associations’ roles in promoting corporate social resposibility – An exploratory in Vietnamese construction firms

Le Thi Thanh Xuan; Tran Tien Khoa

doi:10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.5.1.92.2015

5 (1) 2015

Government’s and professional associations’ roles in promoting corporate social resposibility – An exploratory in Vietnamese construction firms

Author - Affiliation:

Le Thi Thanh Xuan - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology-VNU , Vietnam

Tran Tien Khoa - International University – VNU , Vietnam

Corresponding author: Le Thi Thanh Xuan - lttxuan@hcmut.edu.vn

DOI:10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.5.1.92.2015

Abstract

With this large number of operating company, the construction industry in Vietnam needs the direction and supports from the government and professional associations not only in policies, business strategies, information about construction but also in leading and providing CSR information and instruction. By employing qualitative approach with in-depth interview as the main method to collect data, this study is to explore actual managers’ perspectives of the current roles of these two stakeholders in CSR and their expectations for the upcoming years. Two worthy notes need to be concerned. The first note is that the roles of government are really important in issuing appropriate policies and treating businesses fairly. Another note relating that of professional associations points out that construction firms do not have any belief in their operations.

Keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Government; Professional associations; Managers’ perspectives; Qualitative approach

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