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<p>Although research in social norms and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is limited, previous studies show mixed results on the influence of social norms, specifically religiosity of the community, on firms’ CSR activities. Using the CSR scores from KLD database, we merge county- level religious data and other control variables to run multiple regression models. Contrary to existing theories suggesting more religious social norms would entice companies to do better, our results show that community religiosity has a negative impact on firms’ CSR scores. In our discussion, we provide insights that explain this seeming contradiction and provide directions for future studies.</p>
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Although research in social norms and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is limited, previous studies show mixed results on the influence of social norms, specifically religiosity of the community, on firms’ CSR activities. Using the CSR scores from KLD database, we merge county- level religious data and other control variables to run multiple regression models. Contrary to existing theories suggesting more religious social norms would entice companies to do better, our results show that community religiosity has a negative impact on firms’ CSR scores. In our discussion, we provide insights that explain this seeming contradiction and provide directions for future studies.

Religiosity and Corporate Social Responsibility: Do they Mix Well Together?

Studies in Business and Economics

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Although research in social norms and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is limited, previous studies show mixed results on the influence of social norms,...

Religiosity and Corporate Social Responsibility: Do they Mix Well Together?

Publié en ligne: 27 sept. 2021

Pages: 249 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2021-0038

Mots clés
Corporate social responsibility, social norms, religiosity, catholic social thought

© 2021 Tomasi Stella et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Religiosity and Corporate Social Responsibility: Do they Mix Well Together?

Publié en ligne: 27 sept. 2021

Pages: 249 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2021-0038

Mots clésCorporate social responsibility, social norms, religiosity, catholic social thought

© 2021 Tomasi Stella et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Corporate social responsibility, social norms, religiosity, catholic social thought