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Table 3 Difference between Business and non-Business Sample in ratings and rankings of responsibilities

From: A reconstruction of Carroll’s pyramid of corporate social responsibility for the 21st century

 

Business (n = 173)

Non-Business (n = 225)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean importance (high = important)

    

 Mean legal

5.36

.81

5.35

.80

 Mean ethical

4.97

.89

5.07

.87

 Mean economica

5.02

.83

4.87

.90

 Mean philanthropicb

3.88

1.29

4.18

1.08

Mean Rankings (low = high ranking)

    

 Legal mean rank

1.97

.96

1.98

1.00

 Ethical mean ranka

2.29

.97

2.11

1.04

 Economic mean rank

2.25

1.02

2.36

1.14

 Philanthropic mean rankb

3.47

.92

3.20

1.16

  1. aMarginally significant at p < .10 level
  2. bsignificant at p < .01 level