Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia

This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and financial distress and additionally the moderating impact of firm life cycle stages on that association. Based on a sample of 651 publicly listed Australian firm-years' data covering the 2007-2013...

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Main Authors: Al-Hadi, A., Chatterjee, B., Yaftian, A., Taylor, Grantley, Monzur Hasan, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53232
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author Al-Hadi, A.
Chatterjee, B.
Yaftian, A.
Taylor, Grantley
Monzur Hasan, M.
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Chatterjee, B.
Yaftian, A.
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description This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and financial distress and additionally the moderating impact of firm life cycle stages on that association. Based on a sample of 651 publicly listed Australian firm-years' data covering the 2007-2013 period, our regression results show that positive CSR activity significantly reduces financial distress of the firm. In addition, the negative association between positive CSR performance and financial distress is more pronounced for firms in mature life cycle stages. Our results are robust to alternative proxy measures of financial distress, CSR performance and life cycle stages.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-532322017-10-05T00:43:11Z Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia Al-Hadi, A. Chatterjee, B. Yaftian, A. Taylor, Grantley Monzur Hasan, M. This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and financial distress and additionally the moderating impact of firm life cycle stages on that association. Based on a sample of 651 publicly listed Australian firm-years' data covering the 2007-2013 period, our regression results show that positive CSR activity significantly reduces financial distress of the firm. In addition, the negative association between positive CSR performance and financial distress is more pronounced for firms in mature life cycle stages. Our results are robust to alternative proxy measures of financial distress, CSR performance and life cycle stages. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53232 10.1111/acfi.12277 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia restricted
spellingShingle Al-Hadi, A.
Chatterjee, B.
Yaftian, A.
Taylor, Grantley
Monzur Hasan, M.
Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia
title Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia
title_full Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia
title_fullStr Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia
title_full_unstemmed Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia
title_short Corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: Evidence from Australia
title_sort corporate social responsibility performance, financial distress and firm life cycle: evidence from australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53232