Corporate giving and corporate financial performance : the S-curve relationship
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Author(s)
Related Research Unit(s)
Detail(s)
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 687-713 |
Journal / Publication | Asia Pacific Journal of Management |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
Online published | 11 Jun 2019 |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2019 |
Link(s)
Abstract
The relationship between corporate giving and corporate financial performance has remained inconclusive after decades of research. This study advances our understanding by contending that stakeholders may react differently to a firm’s various levels of corporate philanthropic giving. The relationship between corporate giving and firm performance could be better captured using an S-curve shape in that either a low or high level of corporate giving will reduce, while a moderate level of corporate giving will increase, firm performance. We further examine the moderating effects of firm ownership and regional development. We contend that stakeholders may have higher expectations for the social performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) versus private-owned enterprises (POEs), resulting in a lower performance effect for SOEs with the same amount of corporate giving. Similarly, stakeholders in developed regions are also likely to have higher expectations for corporate giving, leading to a lower performance effect for the same level of corporate giving. Analyses of listed firms in China during the period from 2003 to 2013 support our thesis.
Research Area(s)
- Corporate financial performance, Corporate giving, Non-linear relationships, Private-owned enterprise
Citation Format(s)
Corporate giving and corporate financial performance : the S-curve relationship. / Gao, Yongqiang; Yang, Haibin; Hafsi, Taïeb.
In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Vol. 36, No. 3, 09.2019, p. 687-713.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review