Post-innovation CSR Performance and Firm Value
Analyzing a sample of 13,917 US firm–years from 1991 to 2006, we find that more innovative firms demonstrate high corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance subsequent to a successful innovation. These high-CSR innovative firms enjoy significantly higher valuation post-innovation. These findi...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2017
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Journal of business ethics
Anno: 2017, Volume: 140, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 285-306 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Patents
B Corporate social responsibility B D8 B O3 B G1 B Tobin’s Q B Innovazione B G3 B Citations |
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| Riepilogo: | Analyzing a sample of 13,917 US firm–years from 1991 to 2006, we find that more innovative firms demonstrate high corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance subsequent to a successful innovation. These high-CSR innovative firms enjoy significantly higher valuation post-innovation. These findings imply that firms with demonstrated potential growth opportunities, as evident from the number of registered patents and their citations, benefit by strategically investing more in CSR activities; that is, CSR investment entails ‘doing well by [strategically] doing good.’ |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2676-3 |
