Determinants of corporate social performance: the influence of organizational culture, management tenure and financial performance

Tiago Melo

Social Responsibility Journal, 2012, vol. 8, issue 1, 33-47

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to examine the influence of organizational culture, top management tenure and financial performance on corporate social performance (CSP). Design/methodology/approach - The sample comprises 295Fortune500 American companies from 2000 to 2005. Financial information from Thompson World Scope is contrasted with social responsibility data from KLD database and the estimation technique applied is panel data. Findings - Results indicate that a humanistic culture has a positive impact of CSP, as well as management tenure and slack resources in a lesser degree. Research limitations/implications - The paper successfully constructs and employs a variable depicting the humanistic culture of a firm. More research is needed to define which factors determine this culture dimension, so it can be scientifically agreed on as opposed to being used exploratorily. Practical implications - The results point out that firms that incorporate a humanistic approach to culture perform well in CSP because their internal cultural values and beliefs drive them to establish a good relationship with stakeholders. Originality/value - As opposed to the majority of the studies that focus on the CSP leading to financial performance relation, this article alternatively analyzes factors that determine CSP.

Keywords: Organizational culture; Humanistic culture; Management tenure; Corporate social performance; Slack resources hypothesis; Financial performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1108/17471111211196557

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