From CSR to Corporate Digital Responsibility: A Bibliometric Review of Corporate Responsibility in the Digital Age (2010–2025)

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Abstract

This study provides a bibliometric review of the evolution from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) in the digital age. Using Scopus-indexed publications, 805 documents published between 2010 and 2025 were analyzed through a combined performance and scientific mapping framework. Bibliometric indicators were computed using the bibliometrix package in R, while VOSviewer was used for keyword co-occurrence, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation analyses. Results reveal a strong growth in publications after 2017, with a major acceleration in 2024–2025. The most productive sources are dominated by sustainability and business ethics journals, confirming the interdisciplinary nature of CSR–CDR research. Keyword mapping identifies three major clusters linking CSR to sustainability, stakeholder engagement, and digital ethics (AI, privacy, and big data). Coupling and co-citation networks suggest that the field remains fragmented but is progressively consolidating around a limited theoretical core.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR), Bibliometric analysis, Digital ethics, Scopus.