The benefits and costs of corporate social responsibility

By Geoffrey B. Sprinkle, Laureen A. Maines. 2010

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Managing Legitimacy in Complex and Heterogeneous Environments: Sustainable Development in a Globalized World (2013, positive): “The cost dimension is emphasized by the theory of the firm perspective on CSR: corporations invest in corporate sustainability and protect their legitimacy as long as the benefits exceed or at least equal the costs (McWilliams and Siegel, 2001; Orlitzky et al., 2011; Siegel, 2009; Springle and Maine”
Corporate Social Responsibility, Noise, and Stock Market Volatility (2012, background): “The aforementioned broad definition of CSR implies that CSR consists of a diverse set of discretionary social and environmental initiatives (Carroll, 2008; Dahlsrud, 2008; Griffin & Mahon, 1997; Sprinkle & Maines, 2010; Ullmann, 1985; Vogel, 2005).”
Corporate social responsibility engagement and firm performance in Asia Pacific: The role of enterprise risk management (2019, background): “The improvement in the bottom line leads to a reduction in transaction costs and an increase in financial performance (Manchiraju & Rajgopal, 2017; Sprinkle & Maines, 2010).”
Firms’ earnings smoothing, corporate social responsibility, and valuation (2015, background): “Tucker and Zarowin (2006) focus on the effect of income smoothing on earnings persistence and on the informativeness of future earnings.”
Corporate Social Responsibility during COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, background): “It would correspond to an altruistic decision typical of managers committed to a CSR-oriented style to change the world [29] due to their belief in the need to be a good global citizen [30].”