Charity as a Substitute for Reputation: Evidence from an Online Marketplace

By Daniel W. Elfenbein, Raymond J. Fisman, Brian McManus. 2012

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Subfields: Accounting, Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research

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Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment (2016, background): “In addition, investment in CSR activities can serve as a signal of managers’ honesty if there is a positive relationship between a manager’s utility from CSR engagement and his or her disutility from earnings management behavior (Elfenbein et al. 2012).”
Some Simple Economics of Crowdfunding (2014, unknown): “For example, Roberts (2011) shows that warrantees provide a credible quality signal, and Elfenbein, Fisman, and McManus (2012) show that tying charitable donations to online auctions seems to provide an informative quality signal.”
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Risk: Theory and Empirical Evidence (2019, unknown): “Elfenbein and McManus (2010) and Elfenbein et al. (2012) show using data from eBay auctions that customers pay more for products sold through charity auctions, than those in non-charity auctions, and have fewer complaints among charity-intensive sellers.”
Auctions versus Posted Prices in Online Markets (2018, methodology): “Elfenbein et al. (2012) introduced matched listings to study charity auctions, and we used them in Einav et al. (2015) to study shipping fees, price dispersion, reserve prices, and hybrid auctions.”
The effect of mandatory CSR disclosure on firm profitability and social externalities: Evidence from China (2017, unknown): “…for listing 5 A related stream of the literature examines the effect of voluntary CSR activities (e.g., Eichholtz et al., 2010 for green office building; Edmans, 2011 , 2012 for employee job satisfaction; Elfenbein et al., 2012 for charity; Servaes and Tamayo, 2013 for overall CSR activities).”
The Impact of Management Practices on Employee Productivity: A Field Experiment with Airline Captains (2019, background): “Elfenbein et al. (2012) show that sellers who tie products to a charitable donation may be deemed more trustworthy by consumers.”
Competing for Government Procurement Contracts: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility (2018, unknown): “Third, this study contributes to the literature that examines whether CSR provides a signal that influences consumers’ purchasing decision (e.g., Du, Bhattacharya, & Sen, 2011; Elfenbein et al., 2012; Kotler, Hessekiel, & Lee, 2012; McWilliams & Siegel, 2001).”