Dynamic Capability and Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Adoption: Evidence from China

An increasing number of studies have proposed that corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance depends on how firms apply their resources and capabilities to implement CSR. A firm’s ability integrate, build, reconfigure internal external competencies respond environmental changes is its dynamic capability. Implementation CSR at the strategic level, i.e., (SCSR) requires alignment between activities organizational configuration structure will contribute a sustainability. However, research such SCSR adoption incipient. This study investigates capability influences in China. By analyzing 134 Chinese listed period 2017–2019, this study, we found with non-average-industrial higher or lower level than average industrial were less likely adopt practices, had low performance. These results can help better understand firms’ sustainable development operations. The policy implications are also discussed.