The effect of corruption and culture on corporate social performance: an empirical study
ISSN: 1747-1117
Article publication date: 19 December 2018
Issue publication date: 21 October 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The study aims to examine the simultaneous influence of corruption and culture on corporate social and environmental performance of selected companies.
Design/methodology/approach
Theoretical propositions on how corruption and culture influence corporate social responsibility performance were developed and empirically tested. Corruption is measured using Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index and Schwartz (2008) cultural dimension is used as a measure of culture. Descriptive analysis was performed to provide the background statistics of the variables examined. This was followed by regression analysis which forms the main data analysis.
Findings
The multiple regression analysis results indicated that corruption and two of the three cultural dimensions (embeddedness and Mastery) are significantly related to corporate social responsibility performance.
Originality/value
The study contributes to the corporate social responsibility literature by revealing that corruption and culture are key determinants of corporate social responsibility performance.
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Citation
Agyei-Mensah, B.K. and Buertey, S. (2019), "The effect of corruption and culture on corporate social performance: an empirical study", Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 15 No. 8, pp. 1071-1086. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-12-2017-0271
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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