In this paper, we examine the impact of stakeholder governance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) around the world to determine whether CSR is employed as a mechanism to mitigate conflicts of interest between managers and diverse stakeholders, or used as managerial perquisites. To examine this relation properly, we not only employ a large and extensive sample of international firms, but also control for endogeneity by using dynamic panel generalized method of moments (GMM), propensity score matching, and difference-in-difference approach. Our results suggest that stakeholder governance positively influences firms’ CSR engagement with a greater magnitude than board governance after controlling for endogeneity and other confounding factors of traditional corporate governance mechanisms, firm characteristics and national factors. Stakeholders’ influence in CSR engagement is more prevalent when investor protections and board governance are relatively weak.
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Abstract INTRODUCTION THEORY AND HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT Conflict-Resolution Hypothesis Management Perquisites Hypothesis DATA, MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH DESIGN Data Dependent Variable: CSR Measurement Main Independent variable: Stakeholder Governance Another Important Independent variable: Board Governance Other Governance and Monitoring Mechanisms Measurement of Firm Control Variables Measurement of National Variables Research Design RESULTS Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations Baseline Regression Results Endogeneity Control Additional Tests DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION References Appendix
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Corporate Social responsibilityStakeholder GovernanceBoard GovernanceConflict resolutionManagement Perquisite
저자
Hoje Jo [ Gerald and Bonita Wilkinson Professor of Finance and Department Chair Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University ]
corresponding author
Moon H. Song [ Professor of Finance College of Business Administration, San Diego State University ]
Albert Tsang [ Assistant Professor of Accounting School of Accountancy, Chinese University of Hong Kong ]