Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance

What critical characteristics do firms have that determine the scale and scope of corporate social responsibility activities they undertake? This paper examines two disparate predictors of corporate social performance. First, using the lens of the resource-based view, we examine the role of alliance...

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Main Authors: Macaulay, C., Richard, O., Peng, Mike, Hasenhuttl, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54032
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author Macaulay, C.
Richard, O.
Peng, Mike
Hasenhuttl, M.
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description What critical characteristics do firms have that determine the scale and scope of corporate social responsibility activities they undertake? This paper examines two disparate predictors of corporate social performance. First, using the lens of the resource-based view, we examine the role of alliance network centrality on corporate social performance. We find that centrality enhances corporate social performance. Second, we investigate how board composition affects corporate social performance. Specifically, drawing on stakeholder theory, we find that the percentage of female directors predicts greater corporate social performance. In addition, we look at the influence of outside directors on this relationship. Our findings show that the presence of more outside directors positively moderates the relationship between female directors and corporate social performance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-540322018-09-12T05:43:13Z Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance Macaulay, C. Richard, O. Peng, Mike Hasenhuttl, M. What critical characteristics do firms have that determine the scale and scope of corporate social responsibility activities they undertake? This paper examines two disparate predictors of corporate social performance. First, using the lens of the resource-based view, we examine the role of alliance network centrality on corporate social performance. We find that centrality enhances corporate social performance. Second, we investigate how board composition affects corporate social performance. Specifically, drawing on stakeholder theory, we find that the percentage of female directors predicts greater corporate social performance. In addition, we look at the influence of outside directors on this relationship. Our findings show that the presence of more outside directors positively moderates the relationship between female directors and corporate social performance. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54032 10.1007/s10551-017-3566-7 Springer Netherlands restricted
spellingShingle Macaulay, C.
Richard, O.
Peng, Mike
Hasenhuttl, M.
Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance
title Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance
title_full Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance
title_fullStr Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance
title_full_unstemmed Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance
title_short Alliance Network Centrality, Board Composition, and Corporate Social Performance
title_sort alliance network centrality, board composition, and corporate social performance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54032