Content of review 1, reviewed on November 09, 2020
Overall statement or summary of the article and its findings: 1. Study design was adequate and appropriately described, and ably answers to the study objective; 2. Apart from just affirming the validity of the Carroll's Pyramid of CSR, the study's contribution to knowledge is unclear; this should have been indicated to justify the entire work effort; 3. There was internal consistency within the article.
Overall strengths of the article and what impact it might have in your field: The greatest strength of this article is in the topical nature of the subject and could have impacted well on the thinking in this area, going forward
Specific comments on weaknesses of the article and what could be done to improve it
A. Major points in the article which needs clarification, refinement, reanalysis, rewrites and/or additional information and suggestions for what could be done to improve the article.
1. The introduction needs refinement to clearly situate the aim, research questions/hypotheses
informing the study;
2. A section dealing related literature and previous studies was not evodent;
3. Methodology, results and discussions are muddled; reanalysis and rewrite recommended
B. Minor points like figures/tables not being mentioned in the text, a missing reference, typos, and other inconsistencies. 1. Typographical checks 2. Chronological presentation of sections 3. General formatting of main text and references
Source
© 2020 the Reviewer.
References
Carroll, A. B. 2016. Carroll’s pyramid of CSR: taking another look. International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, 1(1).