TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance.Design/methodology/approach– This paper performs an empirical test on the association between CSR and financial performance of a firm.Findings– The regression analysis reveals a significant and positive association between CSR and financial performance. In addition, it finds that the age of long‐term assets is highly correlated with CSR.Originality/value– This paper extends Cochran and Wood by using a larger and more recent sample to examine the association between CSR and financial performance of a firm. It contributes to the CSR literature. VL - 54 IS - 6 SN - 1754-243X DO - 10.1108/17542431211281954 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17542431211281954 AU - Sun Li PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Further evidence on the association between corporate social responsibility and financial performance T2 - International Journal of Law and Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 472 EP - 484 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -