The Relationship between Corporate Social Performance, and Organizational Size, Financial Performance, and Environmental Performance: An Empirical Examination

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the corporate social performance of an organization and three variables: the size of the organization, the financial performance of the organization, and the environmental performance of the organization. By empirically testing data fr...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 1998-01, Vol.17 (2), p.195-204
Main Authors: Stanwick, Peter A., Stanwick, Sarah D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business ethics
Business structures
Corporate reputation
Corporate responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Economic performance
Emissions
Environment
Environmental management
Error rates
Finance
Financial performance
Green businesses
Hypotheses
Inventory
Mathematical independent variables
Modeling
Organizational size
Organizations
Pollutant emissions
Pollution
Profitability
Reputations
Size of enterprise
Social responsibility
Statistical analysis
Studies
Toxic emissions
Variables
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the corporate social performance of an organization and three variables: the size of the organization, the financial performance of the organization, and the environmental performance of the organization. By empirically testing data from 1987 to 1992, the results of the study show that a firm's corporate social performance is indeed impacted by the size of the firm, the level of profitability of the firm, and the amount of pollution emissions released by the firm.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1023/A:1005784421547