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An Institutional Theory Approach to the Evolution of the Corporate Social Performance – Corporate Financial Performance Relationship
Jacob Brower,Peter A. Dacin +1 more
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In this paper, the authors integrate research from the dynamic institutional theory literature to develop a set of theory-driven hypotheses regarding how the institutionalization of corporate social performance (CSP) in the organizational field over the period 1991-2008 impacts the CSP corporate financial performance.Abstract:
In the present study, we integrate research from the dynamic institutional theory literature to develop a set of theory‐driven hypotheses regarding how the institutionalization of corporate social performance (CSP) in the organizational field over the period 1991–2008 impacts the CSP‐ corporate financial performance (CFP) relationship for firms in the marketplace. The results of our panel time series and dynamic linear estimation models suggest that early CSP adopters are more likely to experience both greater firm profitability and increased stock market valuation as a result of their higher CSP levels. However, they also tend to incur more firm‐idiosyncratic risk for being ahead of the market’s CSP expectations. We also demonstrate that the significant rise in CSP adoption and activities over time, as CSP has become institutionalized, has resulted in CSP becoming a weaker driver of both firm profitability and stock market valuation.read more
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Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: This article conducted a meta-analysis of 52 studies and found that corporate virtue in the form of social responsibility and, to a lesser extent, environmental responsibility is likely to pay off, although the operationalizations of CSP and CFP also moderate the positive association.
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The corporate social performance-financial performance link
Sandra Waddock,Samuel B. Graves +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the results of a rigorous study of the empirical linkages between financial and social performance, finding that corporate social performance (CSP) is positively associated with prior financial performance, supporting the theory that slack resource availability and CSP are positively related.
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Corporate Social Performance Revisited
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