THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

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Md.Moazzem Hossain ORCID logo, Md.Maruf Hossan Chowdhury ORCID logo, Robert Evans, Aklema Choudhury Lema

https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i3c4p8

Abstract

We investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) in a developing country context using annual report data from a sample of 131 firms over a 5 year period (2008-2012). Legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory underpin the study. We find a positive and significant relationship between CSR and CFP when using accounting measures of return on assets and equity, but an insignificant relationship when using the market based Tobin’s Q. The moderating effect of organisational governance on measures of workplace and environmental reporting is found to be important in a less developed economy.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Financial Performance, Developing Country, Bangladesh

How to cite this paper: Hossain, M., Chowdhury, M. H., Evans, R., & Lema, A. C. (2015). The relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate financial performance: Evidence from a developing country. Corporate Ownership & Control, 12(3-4), 474-487. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i3c4p8