An Empirical Analysis of the Strategic Use of Corporate Social Responsibility

Recent theories of the strategic use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) emphasize the role of information asymmetry and how CSR is likely to be matrixed into a firm's 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.

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Year of publication:	2006-01
Authors:	Siegel, Donald S. ; Vitaliano, Donald F.
Institutions:	Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Rensselaer Working Papers in Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	M14 - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility ; D21 - Firm Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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