The Relationship between Public Listing, Context, Multi-Nationality and Internal CSR

55 Pages Posted: 29 Nov 2017 Last revised: 13 Jul 2021

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Chris Brewster

Henley Management College - Human Resource Management

Salim Chahine

American University of Beirut - Olayan School of Business; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Marc Goergen

IE Business School, IE University; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Geoffrey Wood

Western University

Date Written: January 1, 2018

Abstract

Are MNEs more socially responsible, and where is this more likely to occur? Are firms less responsible in emerging or transitional economies, and what impact does the dominant national corporate governance regime have? We explore the association between public listing and the existence of a CSR code within specific institutional settings and assess whether MNEs are any different to their local counterparts, based on an internationally comparative survey. We find that listed firms as well as firms from civil law countries are more likely to have CSR statements. MNEs are also more likely to have CSR statements, independent of their country of origin. While we find consistent evidence of a correlation between the existence of a CSR statement and investment in staff training, the correlation between the former and employee-friendly HRM is weaker.

Keywords: corporate governance, legal institutions, corporate social responsibility (CSR), MNEs, country of domicile pressures

JEL Classification: G1, G3

Suggested Citation

Brewster, Chris and Chahine, Salim and Goergen, Marc and Wood, Geoffrey, The Relationship between Public Listing, Context, Multi-Nationality and Internal CSR (January 1, 2018). European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 544/2017, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 57, 2019 (Open access), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3078601 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3078601

Chris Brewster

Henley Management College - Human Resource Management ( email )

Greenlands
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG9 3AU, England
United Kingdom

Salim Chahine

American University of Beirut - Olayan School of Business ( email )

Bliss Street
Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon
961-1-374-374 (Phone)

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) ( email )

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium
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1000 Brussels
Belgium

Marc Goergen (Contact Author)

IE Business School, IE University ( email )

Finance Department
Maria de Molina, 12
Madrid, 28006
Spain

HOME PAGE: http://www.ie.edu/business-school/faculty-and-research/faculty/marc-goergen/

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) ( email )

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium
Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat
1000 Brussels
Belgium

HOME PAGE: http://www.ecgi.org

Geoffrey Wood

Western University ( email )

1151 Richmond St
London, Ontario N6A 3K7
Canada

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