An empirical analysis of the strategic use of corporate social responsibility

Donald S. Siegel; Donald F. Vitaliano

doi:10.1111/j.1530-9134.2007.00157.x

An empirical analysis of the strategic use of corporate social responsibility

Donald S. Siegel, Donald F. Vitaliano

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Recent theories of the strategic use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) emphasize the role of information asymmetry and how CSR is likely to be incorporated into a firm's product differentiation strategy. A key empirical implication of these theories is that firms selling experience or credence goods are more likely to be socially responsible than firms selling search goods. Using firm-level data, we report evidence that is consistent with this hypothesis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	773-792
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9134.2007.00157.x
State	Published - Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Business, Management and Accounting(all)
Economics and Econometrics
Strategy and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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