We analyze the social performance of a sample of publicly traded family and non-family firms. Using the KLD index of social performance, we find a negative relationship between family firm status and poor social performance. However, we find no evidence that corporate governance is related to...

This special issue of the Journal of Business Research on “Corporate Social Responsibility, Irresponsibility, and Corruption” features four articles that examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices from a variety of business perspectives such as marketing, economics, finance, and...