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The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa
Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/90833 The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa Swanepoel, Samantha ichelp@gibs.co.za Reinecke, Andrea UCTD Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2022. Corporations are increasingly being held accountable for the impact they are having on society. As a result, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has garnered mainstream attention. However, despite this attention, CSR is often adopted with reluctance, in part, due to the long-standing belief that it is value destructive to shareholders. Mixed results, stemming from the research relating to CSR and its impact on firm financial performance, has not aided the argument for the merits of adopting CSR practises. In addition, importance is placed on integrating CSR into everyday business practices, and when integration is achieved, a CSR-embedded company culture results. However, little research has been done on, and, accordingly, little is known about the details of a CSR culture. This study investigates the relationship between CSR and financial performance of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The research uses six different financial measures to compare the financial performance of CSR companies to conventional firms over a four-year period, from 2018 to 2021. The data indicates that over this period, the average median performance of CSR companies and conventional firms using the Mann-Whitney U test, does not differ. However, when analysing the performance by year, the median performance of CSR companies performs mostly the same or better than conventional firms. In addition, a survey was disseminated to companies that had demonstrated a CSR track-record. By utilising an Exploratory Factor Analysis, two CSR-embedded culture traits were identified derived from the various company responses to the survey. This research contributes to extant literature by assessing the relationship between CSR and firm financial performance, particularly in a developing country. Further, it uses several financial performance metrics in its analysis to gain a holistic perspective on firm financial performance. Lastly, this study assists in developing the embryonic field of CSR culture by identifying two traits that are present in companies that have integrated CSR practices. pt23 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MPhil (Corporate Strategy) Unrestricted 2023-05-28T16:59:38Z 2023-05-28T16:59:38Z 19-04-2023 2022 Mini Dissertation * A2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90833 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa |
| title | The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa |
| title_full | The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa |
| title_short | The relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility, in the context of South Africa |
| title_sort | relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance and the corporate culture traits associated with corporate social responsibility in the context of south africa |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90833 |