Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Financial Performance: The Moderating Role of Absorptive Capacity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Lacayo
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elif Akben-Selcuk

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement on firm financial performance in a developing country, Turkey, and to analyze the moderating role of ownership concentration in the CSR–financial performance relationship. The sample consists of non-financial public firms listed on the Borsa Istanbul (BIST)-100 index and covers the period between 2014 and 2018. Empirical results using an instrumental variable approach show that corporate social responsibility has a positive relationship with financial performance. Furthermore, findings indicate that this relationship is negatively moderated by ownership concentration even when endogeneity is controlled for.


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