Is Corporate Social Responsibility Used to Mask Corporate Speculation? Evidence from Emerging China

Is Corporate Social Responsibility Used to Mask Corporate Speculation? Evidence from Emerging China

Why do rational, profit-orientated firms generously engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Our study explores the real motives of speculative firms for CSR engagement and the hidden causality behind it. Using national survey data of privately owned firms in China, we find that corporate sp...

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Main Authors: Wenjuan Sui, Chunwei Yang, Huiyu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
corporate social responsibility
instrumental perspective
corporate speculation
privately owned firms
emerging economies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/12/3375

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