We investigate whether superior performance on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
strategies leads to better access to finance. We hypothesize that better access to finance can …

Strategic managers are consistently faced with the decision of how to allocate scarce
corporate resources in an environment that is placing more and more pressures on them …

Most theorizing on the relationship between corporate social/environmental performance
(CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP) assumes that the current evidence is too …

Companies are increasingly asked to provide innovative solutions to deep-seated problems
of human misery, even as economic theory instructs managers to focus on maximizing their …

Drawing on propositions from social identity theory and signaling theory, we hypothesized
that firms' corporate social performance (CSP) is related positively to their reputations and to …

This article extends earlier research concerning the relationship between corporate social
performance and corporate financial performance, with particular emphasis on …

In an era of rising concern about financial performance and social ills, companies' economic
achievements and negative externalities prompt a common question: Does it pay to be …

Based on Whitley's “national business systems”(NBS) institutional framework, we theorize
about and empirically investigate the impact of nation-level institutions on firms' corporate …

The article explores the nature of corporate citizenship and its relevance for marketing
practitioners and academic researchers. Specifically, a conceptualization and …

In this study, we hypothesize that institutions invest more heavily in companies with strong
corporate social performance. Analysis indicated a significant, positive relationship between …