Corporate Social Responsibility and Internationalization of Czech Transport Enterprises

Abstract

The paper aims at investigating the conditions for development and application of Corporate Social Responsibility best practices in selected Czech transport small and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore, the study sheds a light on the internationalization process, which is taking place in seventy Czech transport companies by exploring the importance of corporate social responsibility pillars in three regions in Bohemia. Furthermore, the paper is focusing on the applicability and transferability of such of corporate social responsibility and internationalization measures, which will support the Czech transport companies to become more competitive entities by adopting or improving such practices. Paper's results show that the firms, which tend to internationalize more than their counterparts, tend to implement more corporate social responsibility activities. The study suggests that the selected firms from the transport sector are acting proactively by adopting best practices on corporate social responsibility in order to attract more investor and to foster their process of internationalization.