Corporate social responsibility and financial performance: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Corporate social responsibility and financial performance: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa | |
| Creator | du Toit, Elda Lekoloane, Karabo | |
| Description | Background: Stakeholders are increasingly concerned whether the companies they are involved with act in a socially responsible way. However, stakeholders like employees and shareholders also have a direct financial interest in those companies and need to be assured that company actions bring forth some financial benefit.Aim: The research investigated one of the main questions surrounding the concept of corporate socially responsibility, namely whether a company’s investment in and effort towards corporate social responsibility results in improved financial performance. The purpose of this study was to narrow the gap in the body of knowledge in relation to corporate social responsibility and its relationship to financial performance.Setting: This research investigated whether there was a relationship between being listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index and financial performance. The unit of study comprises 885 company-years of companies listed on the JSE over the period 2009–2014.Methods: Logistic regression was used to find evidence of a relationship between a listing on the JSE SRI Index and financial performance.Results: It is evident that there was no real relationship between inclusion on the JSE SRI Index and financial performance, but there was a direct relationship between the size of a company and having a listing on the JSE SRI Index.Conclusion: A listing on the JSE SRI Index does not have a clear and direct impact on financial performance, but it appeared that larger companies are perhaps better able to invest in corporate social activities and are, as a result, more likely to be listed on the JSE SRI Index. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2018-10-18 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v21i1.1799 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 21, No 1 (2018); 11 pages 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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