Mohamed Nageh Ibrahim
Academic and research departments
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Centre for Sustainability and Wellbeing in the Visitor Economy.About
My research project
The antecedents and consequences of tourism enterprises' corporate social responsibility (CSR): A cross-cultural study between Egypt and the UKThe main aim of this study is to conceptualize and examine, from a cross-cultural perspective, a nuanced theoretical framework that illustrates the antecedents and outcome(s) of corporate social responsibility (CSR), making clear evidence of the appropriate business case for CSR in tourism and hospitality firms.
To achieve this aim, my PhD thesis is divided into three studies:
Study one
I investigate the impacts of institutional pressures on tourism and hospitality firms' external CSR strategies. My model has a mediation and moderation hierarchy to understand how managers act as individual agents under particular conditions. Theories such as institutional theory, stakeholder identification model, and sensemaking process are applied to examine the proposed conceptual model.
Study two
I design a multi-level model to investigate the dynamism between managers and employees, examining the ultimate effect on the firm's internal CSR strategy. The manager-level concentrates on the values-ethical leadership (EL) synergy, whereas factors such as communication climate and ethical voice are investigated at the employee-level.
Study three
I explore the interplay between external and internal CSR and its subsequent impact on the extent to which firms can be more/less resilient. This model will be adapted to the novel crisis of COVID-19. I hope to offer novel perspectives for scholars and practitioners to help them deal with an ongoing pandemic like that, and most importantly post-crisis.
Supervisors
The main aim of this study is to conceptualize and examine, from a cross-cultural perspective, a nuanced theoretical framework that illustrates the antecedents and outcome(s) of corporate social responsibility (CSR), making clear evidence of the appropriate business case for CSR in tourism and hospitality firms.
To achieve this aim, my PhD thesis is divided into three studies:
Study one
I investigate the impacts of institutional pressures on tourism and hospitality firms' external CSR strategies. My model has a mediation and moderation hierarchy to understand how managers act as individual agents under particular conditions. Theories such as institutional theory, stakeholder identification model, and sensemaking process are applied to examine the proposed conceptual model.
Study two
I design a multi-level model to investigate the dynamism between managers and employees, examining the ultimate effect on the firm's internal CSR strategy. The manager-level concentrates on the values-ethical leadership (EL) synergy, whereas factors such as communication climate and ethical voice are investigated at the employee-level.
Study three
I explore the interplay between external and internal CSR and its subsequent impact on the extent to which firms can be more/less resilient. This model will be adapted to the novel crisis of COVID-19. I hope to offer novel perspectives for scholars and practitioners to help them deal with an ongoing pandemic like that, and most importantly post-crisis.
ResearchResearch interests
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Sustainability
- Leadership
- Ethics
- Resilience
- Cross-cultural Studies
- Quantitative Methodologies
Research interests
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Sustainability
- Leadership
- Ethics
- Resilience
- Cross-cultural Studies
- Quantitative Methodologies
Teaching
- Business Research Methods (MAN3160)
- Research Methods (MANM386)
Publications
Although the relationship between institutional pressures and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been well studied, its underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions are not well understood. To remedy these gaps, we draw on institutional theory and the literature on organisational sensemaking, stakeholder salience and the resource-based view of the firm. We test our conceptual model using survey data from 442 managers of hospitality and tourism enterprises based in Egypt and the United Kingdom. SEM-based results show that both stakeholder issue salience and discretionary slack mediate the link between institutional pressures and external CSR. National culture moderates the effects of institutional pressures on both stakeholder issue salience and external CSR. Multi-group analyses reveal noticeable differences between Egyptian and British managers regarding their interpretations of CSR issues and the institutional environment. This study contributes to the emerging micro-institutional stream and cross-cultural CSR research, providing important insights for managers, policymakers and researchers.