Stakeholder influence capacity and the variability of financial returns to corporate social responsibility
ML Barnett - Academy of management review, 2007 - journals.aom.org
Academy of management review, 2007•journals.aom.org
I argue that research on the business case for corporate social responsibility must account
for the path-dependent nature of firm-stakeholder relations, and I develop the construct of
stakeholder influence capacity to fill this void. This construct helps explain why the effects of
corporate social responsibility on corporate financial performance vary across firms and
time. I develop a set of propositions to aid future research on the contingencies that produce
variable financial returns to investment in corporate social responsibility.
for the path-dependent nature of firm-stakeholder relations, and I develop the construct of
stakeholder influence capacity to fill this void. This construct helps explain why the effects of
corporate social responsibility on corporate financial performance vary across firms and
time. I develop a set of propositions to aid future research on the contingencies that produce
variable financial returns to investment in corporate social responsibility.
I argue that research on the business case for corporate social responsibility must account for the path-dependent nature of firm-stakeholder relations, and I develop the construct of stakeholder influence capacity to fill this void. This construct helps explain why the effects of corporate social responsibility on corporate financial performance vary across firms and time. I develop a set of propositions to aid future research on the contingencies that produce variable financial returns to investment in corporate social responsibility.