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Corporate Social Responsibility: Impact on Firm Performance for an Emerging Economy

Neeraj Singhal (), Pinku Paul, Sunil Giri and Shallini Taneja
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Neeraj Singhal: Management Development Institute Murshidabad, Murshidabad 742235, India
Pinku Paul: Management Development Institute Murshidabad, Murshidabad 742235, India
Sunil Giri: Management Development Institute Murshidabad, Murshidabad 742235, India
Shallini Taneja: Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), Fore School of Management, New Delhi 110016, India

JRFM, 2024, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was usually referred to as a concept where companies initiate voluntary action towards social and environmental concerns in the context of business operations related to the stakeholders of the company prior to the CSR Act 2013 in India. Post-2013, the voluntary initiative was replaced by regulatory guidelines to address social and environmental concerns. The CSR applicability–investment gap was used as a base concept in this study with instrumental theory; the study offers a strategic perspective of CSR and how organizations emphasized maximizing stakeholders’ value. In order to further investigate the effect of CSR on corporate financial performance (CFP) through the measure of shareholders’ value, i.e., the return on equity (ROE), the study used the sample from the National Stock Exchange (NSE)-Nifty-100 indexed companies of Emerging Economy—India for a span of fourteen years (2009–2023). The vast majority of research in this domain is conducted in developed countries; the research gap is filled by this study by considering India and drawing samples from multiple industries. The empirical model was developed by using panel data regression, where the dependent variable was ROE, and the independent variables were earning per share (EPS), log total income (LTI), CSR applicability/profit after tax (CRSAPPPAT), and CSR investment/profit after tax (CSRIPAT). The findings also highlighted the CSR applicability and investment of the firms during pre- and post-Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) periods. The same was also analyzed for the firms committed to CSR and not committed to CSR. The results indicated that there is no significant impact of the CSR/ESG initiatives (applicability and investment) on the ROE of the firms. The performance could be better if the companies minimize the CSR/ESG promise–performance gap through effective communication with stakeholders.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); CSR applicability; CSR investment; firm performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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