A Bibliometric Insight Into CorporateSocial Responsibility Reporting

Abstract

Purpose- Over the past decade, there has been a rise in the public's interest inlearning about corporations' efforts to improve their social and environmental
footprints. The purpose of this study is to use Bibliometric analysis to provideasummary of relevant studies and emerging trends in the field of CorporateSocial
Responsibility Disclosure/Reporting. Top nations, authors, and documentcategories; most-used keywords; most-cited documents; co-authorshipanalysis;frequently-used keywords; and trends in the most-cited documents weretheprimary areas of attention. Design/methodology/approach- The relevant information were extractedfrom the database of Scopus using the key terms i.e. CSR Reporting, CorporateSocial Responsibility Disclosure, and Corporate Social Responsibility for theperiod 2000 to 2022. A total of 686 documents were retrieved. UtilizingBiblioshiny R software, we created a graphical representation and mappingof thepublished literature for our study. Findings- Findings of research revealed that the majority of the publicationsarearticles and the number of publications is on the rise. The U.S.A. (UnitedStatesofAmerica) , the United Kingdom (U.K.) , and Spain all contributed significantlytothe research. With 1580 citations, Dhaliwal, Tsang, and Yang have the most citedpublication. Originality/value- This study helps to know the trend and providesthedirection for future research, as it provides the analytical literature reviewofprevious studies.