Signaling effects of CSR performance on cross-border alliance formation

This study examines the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of Chinese firms on the formation of cross-border alliances with partners in developed countries. We use signaling theory and the co-evolutionary perspective as bases in proposing that the signaling effects of CSR p...

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Nebentitel:"Special Issue on Coevolution of Strategy, Innovation and Ethics: The China Story and Beyond"
1. VerfasserIn: Wang, Ding (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Wei, Jiang ; Noorderhaven, Niels G. ; Liu, Yang
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Journal of business ethics
Jahr: 2023, Band: 186, Heft: 4, Seiten: 831-850
weitere Schlagwörter:B Cross-border alliance
B CSR
B China
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Co-evolutionary perspective
B Signaling theory
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of Chinese firms on the formation of cross-border alliances with partners in developed countries. We use signaling theory and the co-evolutionary perspective as bases in proposing that the signaling effects of CSR performance on cross-border alliance formation are subject to the influences of subnational, national, and cross-national institutions. By using a longitudinal data set, we find that the signaling effects of CSR performance on cross-border alliance formation emerged only after a national system of CSR-related institutions had been established. Once this framework was set up, the effectiveness of CSR as a signal was subject to subnational (intra-country) and cross-national (inter-countries) institutional differences. We conclude that combining signaling theory with the co-evolutionary perspective contributes to CSR research in emerging markets.
ISSN:1573-0697
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-023-05432-x