The Impact of Corporate Reputation on Job Satisfaction and Financial Performance: A Study of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Hebei, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-87
Author(s):  
Lijie Yang ◽  
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Zulnaidi Yaacob ◽  
Sin Yin Teh
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Lwanzo J. Lusambo

This conceptual paper is grounded on three main observations. First, the lack of a theoretical framework on which a consistent model of the two-way relationship between corporate reputation and financial performance can be developed. Second, the lack of microfinance literature on the role played by corporate reputation as a social construct, and an intangible asset, in the strategic management of MFIs. Third, the impact of ethical issues and competitive challenges amplified by the commercialization of microfinance, and their threats to safeguarding the double-bottom (or triple-bottom) line of microfinance. Theoretical findings suggest that the Wu-Stuart Framework can be used as a benchmark to justify an embedded theory of firm underlying the circular link hypothesis into an institutional environment. Thus, the EP-SP-FP model highlights that MFI’s corporate reputation could act both as a moderating effect on the dynamic of MFI’s financial performance, and a mediating or balancing effect on the trade-off between social, environmental, and financial performance of MFI.


Author(s):  
Prema Latha Subramaniam ◽  
Mohammad Iranmanesh ◽  
Kavigtha Mohan Kumar ◽  
Behzad Foroughi

Purpose In the literature on sustainable supply chain management, the social pillar of sustainability has received relatively little attention, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to test empirically the impacts of supplier development practices on suppliers’ social performance. Furthermore, the impact of suppliers’ social performance on MNCs’ social performance was investigated and corporate reputation was proposed as a potential explanation for the relationship between MNCs’ social and financial performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from a survey of 141 multinational companies (MNCs) in Malaysia which were listed in the Federation of Malaysia Manufacturers’ directory 2017. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings The results show that among the four proposed practices, supplier development and supplier collaboration have significant effects on suppliers’ social performance and consequently on the multi-national companies’ social performance. According to these results, multi-national companies’ corporate reputation mediates the relationship between their social and financial performance. Practical implications These results will be useful in helping managers of MNCs to realize that simply monitoring suppliers and giving them incentives are not effective ways of enhancing social responsibility among suppliers; instead, supplier development and collaboration such as technical support and training are needed. Originality/value The results extend the literature on socially responsible supplier development practices by testing empirically the impacts of four popular practices in the literature and showing that supplier monitoring and incentives have no effect.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvija Vig ◽  
Ksenija Dumičić ◽  
Igor Klopotan

Abstract Background: In recent years, reputation has become an important risk concern for companies around the world. Deloitte Global Survey highlights the reputation risk as the top strategic business risk in 2014. This is also proven by a research conducted by AON Global Risk Management Survey in 2015 and Allianz Risk Barometer Survey in 2016 which finds a loss of reputation as one of the biggest risks for business executives. Furthermore, the importance of reputation is confirmed by the fact that reputation accounts for more than 25 percent of a company’s market value and the total market capitalization of the S&P500 companies. Objectives: To investigates the relationship between corporate reputation and financial performance. Methods/Approach: The survey of the paper was conducted in 2015 in Croatia. The questionnaire for assessing corporate reputation contained three reputational dimensions: products and services, corporate integrity, and organizational performance while the financial dimensions contained indicators of EVA, ROCE, ROA, ROE and the financial stability coefficient. Hierarchical regression methods were applied in the analysis. Results: This research leads to the conclusion that some dimensions of corporate reputation can be important predictors of financial performance. Conclusions: Results of the research could be a valid motivation for business executives to consider reputation risk as a critical issue of corporate business strategy.


Author(s):  
Median Wilestari ◽  
Akhmad Syahroza ◽  
Chaerul D Djakman ◽  
Vera Diyanty

A study by Ernst and Young (2010) found that 84% of public companies believe that CSR is an activity that has a positive impact on the companies. However, only 11% of those companies disclose their CSR in their annual reports. The motivation underlying CSR disclosure in the voluntary situation is performance impression, whereas on the mandatory situation it is due to legitimacy pressure (Meng et al., 2014). CSR activities should be part of companies' activities and operations, which are well planned and have an impact on the companies' budget. The result of researches about the relation of CSR and financial performance are mixed (Huang and Watson, 2015). There is a classic endogeneity problem, whether firms are successful because they are socially responsible or whether CSR is merely something that successful firms do. Diyanty (2014) mentions that the ownership composition structure in Indonesian companies is dominated by family-owned (more than 50%) structure. The influence and impact of CSR is indirectly intended to increase corporate reputation, and in turn, the owners' reputation (Boivie et al., 2016). CSR activities are utilized to develop a reputation and competitive advantage for the company and the owners in the long run. This article reports on a study examining the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) regulation and corporate financial performance, measured by corporate liquidity, profitability, leverage and firm's value, on the disclosure level of CSR of public companies in Indonesia. The impact of disclosure was analyzed from the corporate reputation based on the alternative measurement of reputation. Ownership structure consisting of family ownership and foreign ownership were taken as the moderating variables on the correlation between financial performance and the disclosure of CSR. Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Regulation, Financial Performance, Corporate Reputation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Jeffrey ◽  
Stuart Rosenberg ◽  
Brianna McCabe

Purpose This paper aims to study how corporate social responsibility (CSR) behaviors can lead to corporate membership on Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Companies list. Design/methodology/approach Regression analysis using environmental, social and governance (ESG) statistics published by MSCI-KLD as independent variables to predict the behaviors that lead to most admired status. Findings Not surprisingly, corporate financial performance (CFP) is the largest contributor to membership on the list. However, after controlling for CFP, the analysis finds that specific social responsibility behaviors contribute to membership on the Fortune list. Practical implications This paper finds that CSR behaviors are important to a firm’s reputation as measured by Fortune’s Most Admired Companies list. Therefore, companies should continue with social responsibility activities to improve their reputation with investors. Originality/value Many articles test the effect of ESG on financial performance and the role of financial performance on stock price. This paper is unique in that it measures the impact of CSR on corporate reputation using an important financial market benchmark – the Fortune Most Admired Companies list.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanpreet Kaur ◽  
Balwinder Singh

Prolific research examining the impact of a good corporate reputation on financial performance has bestowed equivocal findings. Despite this inclusivity, corporate reputation continues to gain impeccable importance in sustaining superior performance. Corporate reputation has emerged as an important asset in emerging markets such as India, where firms are facing competition at the global level. An endeavor has been made through current study to re-examine the reputation–performance liaison in a different economic setting deploying a different measure of corporate reputation. Panel regression technique has been applied on top 500 Indian companies constituting Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 500 index to observe the impact of corporate reputation on subsequent financial performance during the period ranging from April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2012. The findings of the study reveal that past reputation (captured through listing age) has a significant positive impact on all three measures of financial performance (return on assets [ROA], return on equity [ROE], and asset turnover ratio [ATR]). Hence, the results are in line with previous studies that consider reputation as a strategic resource necessary to enhance firm performance. The study bears significant implications for corporate managers that they should manage the reputation of their organization effectively and use it as a strategic tool to gain competitive advantage.


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