Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility

Using a large sample of 3,040 U.S. firms and 16,606 firm-year observations over the 1991–2010 period, we find strong evidence that firm internationalization is positively related to the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating. This finding persists when we use alternative estimation meth...

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Main Author: Attig, Najah (author)
Other Authors: Boubakri, Narjess (author), El Ghoul, Sadok (author)
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Attig, N., Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O. "Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility." Journal of Business Ethics 134, no. 2 (March, 2016) 171-197.
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Corporate social performance
Institutional environments
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description Using a large sample of 3,040 U.S. firms and 16,606 firm-year observations over the 1991–2010 period, we find strong evidence that firm internationalization is positively related to the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating. This finding persists when we use alternative estimation methods, samples, and proxies for internationalization and when we address endogeneity concerns. We also provide evidence that the positive relation between internationalization and CSR rating holds for a large sample of firms from 44 countries. Finally, we offer novel evidence that firms with extensive foreign subsidiaries in countries with well-functioning political and legal institutions have better CSR ratings. Our findings shed light on the role of internationalization in influencing multinational firms’ CSR activities in the U.S. and around the world
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spelling Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAttig, NajahBoubakri, NarjessEl Ghoul, SadokCorporate international diversificationCorporate social performanceInstitutional environmentsUsing a large sample of 3,040 U.S. firms and 16,606 firm-year observations over the 1991–2010 period, we find strong evidence that firm internationalization is positively related to the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating. This finding persists when we use alternative estimation methods, samples, and proxies for internationalization and when we address endogeneity concerns. We also provide evidence that the positive relation between internationalization and CSR rating holds for a large sample of firms from 44 countries. Finally, we offer novel evidence that firms with extensive foreign subsidiaries in countries with well-functioning political and legal institutions have better CSR ratings. Our findings shed light on the role of internationalization in influencing multinational firms’ CSR activities in the U.S. and around the worldSpringer2018-11-06T08:39:24Z2018-11-06T08:39:24Z2016-03info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfAttig, N., Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O. "Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility." Journal of Business Ethics 134, no. 2 (March, 2016) 171-197.1573-0697http://hdl.handle.net/11073/1633110.1007/s10551-014-2410-6en_USJournal of Business Ethicshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2410-6oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/163312024-08-22T12:19:03Z
spellingShingle Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
Attig, Najah
Corporate international diversification
Corporate social performance
Institutional environments
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title Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
title_full Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
title_fullStr Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
title_full_unstemmed Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
title_short Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
title_sort Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility
topic Corporate international diversification
Corporate social performance
Institutional environments
url http://hdl.handle.net/11073/16331