NDLI: The Legitimacy of CSR Actions of Publicly Traded Companies Versus Family-Owned Companies

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Author	Panwar, Rajat Paul, Karen Nybakk, Erlend Hansen, Eric Thompson, Derek
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the ways through which companies gain legitimacy. However, CSR actions themselves are subject to public skepticism because of increased public awareness of greenwashing and scandalous corporate behavior. Legitimacy of CSR actions is indeed influenced by the actions of the company but also is rooted in the basic cultural values of a society and in the ideologies of evaluators. This study examines the legitimacy of CSR actions of publicly traded forest products companies as compared to family-owned forest products companies. Results indicate a lower legitimacy for CSR actions of publicly traded companies than for family-owned companies. The study also examines the effect of social responsibility orientation (SRO) of evaluators on the legitimacy accorded to companies' CSR actions. We found that SRO was negatively associated with legitimacy, especially for women. Perceived profitability of companies was negatively associated with legitimacy of CSR actions for publicly traded but not for family-owned companies.
Starting Page	481
Ending Page	496
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01674544
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume Number	125
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15730697
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-10-24
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Legitimacy Family-owned business Publicly traded companies Corporate social responsibility (CSR) Social responsibility orientation Forest products Ethics Business/Management Science Management/Business for Professionals Non-Profit Enterprises/Corporate Social Responsibility Quality of Life Research
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Business and International Management Law Economics and Econometrics

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