Does corporate social responsibility lead to improved firm performance? the hidden role of financial slack

• Main Authors: Lin, Woon Leong, Ho, Jo Ann, Ng, Siew Imm, Lee, Chin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Publishing 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88507/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88507/; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SRJ-10-2018-0259/full/html#:~:text=The%20results%20indicate%20that%20CSR,they%20have%20excess%20financial%20resources.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP), as the findings on the relationship have been inconsistent and have led to calls to further examine this relationship. However, instead of in...