Mapping knowledge domains of research on Corporate Social Responsibility in the built Environment

Over the years Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been studied and implemented as an essential practice in many organizations being reflective of a growing corporate environmental, economic, and social conscience. In addition to the acknowledged benefits of increased company performance and its use as a strategic marketing approach (Albus and Ro, 2016). As such, it has become a critical subject in the literature from a strategic perspective due to its benefits. . However, it’s application in the built environment is unknown and this study seeks to fill that gap by assessing the current state of research into CSR, along with a detailed analysis identifying the areas of study that have been exhausted and those that require further investigation. This study will attempt to expose what is missing from current research to effectively guide future research of CSR within the built environment. The study adopted a quantitative strategy using a bibliometric approach to identify and analyse papers in the field of CSR in the built environment using Scopus abstract and citation databases from 1957 to 2022. The findings revealed a limited endeavour by academics to understand CRS within the built environment until the early 2000’s where it began to grow in popularity as a research area. . . This suggests CRS is still at a nescient stage which provides opportunity for further investigation in the areas identified The implications of this research are that areas of Corporate Social Responsibility of the built environment that have not been sufficiently studied can be identified and suggestions made for further investigation.