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Title Corporate Social Responsibility And Corporate Financial Performance - Is There A Link?
ID_Doc 71497
Authors Skare, M; Golja, T
Title Corporate Social Responsibility And Corporate Financial Performance - Is There A Link?
Year 2012
Published
DOI 10.1080/1331677X.2012.11517563
Abstract The "business as usual" model is no longer possible. Globalization, technological and demographical changes have lead to the change in the internal organization structures, processes and behaviour. Environmental, social and governance issues are becoming extremely powerful means of gaining competitive advantage on the global market. The purpose of the paper is to underline the importance of socially responsible business practices for the corporation. In order to emphasize the importance of socially responsible behaviour with regards to financial performance, the research was enriched with of the comparative analysis of the financial performances of 45 corporations listed on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2009/2010 that represent the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index compared with non CSR corporations not listed on DJSWI. Authors are presenting results of the econometric model which further confirmed that CSR firms in the average enjoy better financial performance that non-CSR firms.
Author Keywords Sustainable Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Inclusive Business; Corporation's Financial Performance
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000316507900010
WoS Category Economics
Research Area Business & Economics
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