Corporate social responsibility and corporate performance: a quantile regression approach

Hsin-Hong Kang and Shu-Bing Liu ()

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2014, vol. 48, issue 6, 3325 pages

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility activities on corporate performance. In view of the inconsistent empirical findings in the literature, and the limitations of least squares regressions, we adopt a quantile regression method to fill this gap in the literature. An important finding is that the sensitivity of a company’s performance to its engagement in corporate social responsibility activities does not vary with the quantile location of the firm’s performance level, and the engagement in corporate social responsibility activities has a significant positive relation with corporate performance across all quantiles. This study argues that undertaking corporate social responsibility leads to greater financial returns than the related costs. Therefore, this study concludes that engaging in corporate social responsibility is beneficial for firms, and thus worth implementing. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility; Quantile regression; Corporate performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-013-9958-6

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