Research on the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance Based on Grey Correlation Analysis: Taking the Smartphone Company as an Example

In order to explore the relationship between the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance in different CSR cultures, this paper respectively takes four representative smartphone companies in China, the United States, Japan and Korea as research objects, that is Huawei, Apple, Sony and Samsung smartphone companies. Then, dividing the CSR into five dimensions i.e. shareholder, customer, supplier, technology innovation and government and establishing the grey correlation model to empirically analyze the relationship between CSR and financial performance. The results indicate that for HUAWEI, the CSR performance in shareholder, customer and technology innovation have greater impact on its financial performance;for Apple, the CSR performance in shareholder, technology innovation and customer has greater impact on its financial performance;for SONY, the CSR performance in technology innovation, customer and shareholder has greater impact on its financial performance;for Samsung, the CSR performance in technology innovation, government and shareholder has greater impact on its financial performance.

Themes in Corporate Social Responsibility （CSR） and Rural Development Thinking： 1950s-2000s

This paper describes a brief overview of both corporate social responsibilities （CSR） and rural development （RD） ideas since the last 50 years. It aims at comparing and contrasting the both （CSR and RD） thoughts, and searches an initiative to expand the sustainable development achievement. Using secondary data from libraries studies, the progress of each thought will be identified to find out its advantages and weaknesses. Then, the result showed that the timeline perspectives come up with the conjunction idea of sustainability. In order to be more sustainable in development, then, the idea of CSR--as a tool for gaining sustainability in RD--should be transformed into ＂social business＂ approach. Here, there is a change in the time of taking decision about profit from ＂the last to the first＂. The paper contains four sub-topics： （1） definition and progress of CSR; （2） change in RD themes; （3） CSR, RD and social business; and （4） transformation of CSR to social business. The process of transformation from CSR to social business should include following agenda： （1） tailoring public-private partnerships to the local context; （2） providing resources, horizon and commitment; and （3） encouraging further innovation. This new position requires a shift in corporate law as well as establishing good corporate governance.

Entrepreneurship corporate social responsibility and flexible innovation networks： On the interaction between TNCs＇ R＆D activities and local development

Entrepreneurship corporate social responsibility is concerned with obligations that should be undertaken by an enterprise or ＂enterprise citizen＂ to the society including interrelationship between enterprise and some related interest dependents. And it is a sense of value, discipline and respect to the people, community and environment-related policies of the enterprise. Obviously, the core of the notion refers to a commitment of the enterprise in order to improve living standard of related interest counterparts. Nowadays, entrepreneurship corporate social responsibility has been not only an ethical call, but also an institutional constraint. The consensus is that in operation process an enterprise should take into account of its economic, social and ethical effects on consumers, staffs, shareholders, communities, local governments and environment and make a better prospect to them. Based on this point of view, by field work and questionnaire method, this paper discusses specifically the interaction between TNCs＇ R＆D activities and local development of the Pudong New Area, a China＇s largest special economic zone in Shanghai to explore dynamics of the TNCs＇ R＆D activities, growth of the local economy and their roles in promoting flexible innovation networks for sustainable futures. This involves： a. notion of the entrepreneurship corporate social responsibility; b. current state and trend of TNCs＇ R＆D activities; c. mode and linkage tightness between TNCs＇ R＆D activities and the local economy; d. main problems of the TNCs＇ R＆D activities in Pudong; e. the context of flexible innovation networks; and f. manner and ways in creation of flexible innovation networks.

Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ready-Made Garment Industry of Bangladesh in Order to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: A Study on Bangladeshi Garment Manufacturers

The Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector has played the most momentous role for the economic development of Bangladesh. To achieve the culmination, this labor-intensive industry needs to go through sustainable practices with the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in its garment manufacturing chain. CSR, being a fast-developing phenomenon in industrial arena, is drawing the attention of world-renowned apparel buyers working with Bangladesh. After a few tragic occurrences, for instance, Rana Plaza collapse & Tazreen Fashion fire, the reputation of the RMG sector of Bangladesh has been somewhat blemished. Presently, this scenario is being changed since a considerable number of Bangladeshi garment producers have adopted CSR practices spending a huge sum of money. This study shows the current status of sustainable development through the implementation of CSR practices in the RMG industry of Bangladesh.

A Spatio-Temporal Odyssey Around the Concepts of Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility： Boundaries to Be Determined？

The aim of this research is to analyze the emergence of the concepts of sustainable development （SD） and corporate social responsibility （CSR） in companies in time and space. A spatio-temporal reading will indicate the most important socio-political and environmental events that have emerged with these two concepts. In order to complete the odyssey, a spatio-temporal analysis has retraced the epistemological evolution of these latter, whilst at the same time remarking the appropriation that has been made by the different institutional and organizational actors. The historical and epistemological reviews tell us that these two concepts, which came into existence almost 80 years, have indefinite outlines; one can be substituted for the other. However, thanks to this odyssey, we have reduced the boundaries even further between sustainable development and social responsibility and shown their theoretic and historical association. The perspective adopted shows that the concept of corporate social responsibility is closely connected to that of sustainable development. This connection means that researchers in management science are faced with more new problem issues reaching further than the simple lack of conceptual consensuses.

The Social Security Miracle of China:Development Mechanism and Institutional Transformation

In the rapid progress of China’s economic development and social security,economic development has led to a higher level of social security.Every economic crisis or economic adjustment has created the opportunity for improving social security.This paper argues that there is a“shock-response”relationship between economic development and social security and analyzes how social security changed from the passive response to the active response.Due to economic growth,the politics centering on people’s livelihood has promoted the full coverage of the social security system.The government investment in social security has been increasing,showing a new pattern of“middle-level economic growth and middle-level social welfare”and is helping to shift away from the previous“put welfare behind development”model toward simultaneous development and coordinated development.Creating a virtuous cycle of social security and economic development has become a key issue that China must face and need to solve on its way to become a strong country.

Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability： The Case of Caixa Geral de Dep6sitos （Portugal） and Vale （Brazil）

Social responsibility requires a set of duties and obligations, whether individuals or firms in relation to society and to the communities in which the organization is operating. The tradition of social intervention in Portugal dates from the fifteenth century and the founding of Mercy. However, environmental issues have never been felt in a sensitive position in responsible business, given the weakness of industrial development which lasted until the 60＇s. In Brazil, the corporate social responsibility is still particularly a big challenge, since the actions of social responsibility have not contributed effectively to improve the living conditions of society and the transformation of existing social reality. The purpose of this study is to emphasize the perspective of environmental sustainability that underpins the more general concept of social responsibility and, through the case study Caixa Geral de Dep6sitos, assess the strengths and weaknesses of the development of measures of social responsibility in this area in Portugal, and present the case of the company Vale, carrying out business in Brazil

Corporate Social Responsibility——From the Perspective of Polish Enterprises

Corporate social responsibility （CSR） is becoming more and more frequently emphasized part of management in the structure of Polish enterprises. These results from the fact that growing awareness of consumers, destructive impact of industry on the natural environment, economic scandals, unethical behavior among entrepreneurs, bring about redefining the principles of a business activity on the market by entrepreneurs. As a result of the above, such values as honesty, trust, or responsibility take on greater importance. Additionally, more and more often, Polish entrepreneurs pay attention to the influence of the company on the environment, the way the stakeholders are treated, while striving to maximize profit. The present paper looks into the subject of social responsibility from the point of view of Polish enterprises. To verify this objective, there was the analysis of the due literature performed, and also carried out the survey among 174 entrepreneurs running their business activity in the area of Southern Poland. The research tool used in the research was the questionnaire （PAPI and CAWI）. In the conducted research, there were factors analyzed referring to knowledge of social responsibility among the people holding both managerial and lower-level positions, in particular opinion, is it important for enterprises to be driven by ethical standards？ How to implement CSR in their structures？ How to understood concept of CSR？ What are the reasons for the implementation of CSR in the strategy of the company？ The considerations （both the theoretical and practical ones） confirmed that the Polish enterprises feel the increased need to implement the activities in the field of social responsibility, which, in the present conditions, constitutes an important part of running a business activity.

An Empirical Studyon the Impact of Corporate Social ResponsibilityInformation Disclosure on EquityCapital Cost

Taking public companies of Shenzhen A-share as samples,the paper analyses the impact of CSR disclosure on the cost of equity capital and the differences in various disclosure ways.The empirical results show that:the CSR disclosure has negative correlation with the cost of equity capital,and different ways of disclosure are not relative to the cost of equity capital.Corporate social responsibility information disclosure plays a critical role in the company's management.

Corporate Social Responsibility Projects by Transnational Oil Corporations in Nigerian Niger Delta Region： The Experiences of Selected Oil Producing Communities

A well-known fact about the Nigerian Niger Delta region is incessant conflicts between the oil transnational corporations （Oil TNCs） and the oil producing communities. This could be attributed to the fact that the activities of Oil TNCs have continued to unleash untold devastation on the environment of the oil producing communities and its consequences on the local economy and by extension the total obliteration of the livelihood of the inhabitants of the area. Therefore, the Oil TNCs are increasingly becoming conscious of their devastating impact on the ecology of the area and their blatant disregard for the socio-economic development of the host communities. Consequently, the Oil TNCs have come to embrace the idea of executing Corporate Social Responsibility （CSR） projects as a vehicle to intervene meaningfully in order to mitigate the adverse effect of their operations in host communities. This paper attempts a review and analysis of CSR practices of the two major Oil TNCs in Bayelsa State： Shell and Agip in six host communities： Olugboboro, Olugbobiri, Ikebiri 1, Oporoma, Angiama, and Peremabiri in Southern ljaw local government area. The key question explored in this study is： Has the practice of CSR in the Nigerian Niger Delta region by Oil TNCs brought about socio-economic development and drastic reduction in conflict between the host communities and the Oil TNCs？ The paper argues that CSR projects of transnational oil corporations in Nigeria are driven by short-term expediency rather than the long term development needs of host communities through the provision of poor quality social amenities to these communities in order to secure social license to operate. For transnational oil corporations to make positive impact in the Nigerian Niger Delta Region, their CSR projects should be long tern in nature, taking into consideration the sustainable development needs of the local communities. The CSR projects should be in the form of high quality social amenities and environmental rehabilitation and protection, which could serve the needs of the present and future generations.

The Implementation Mechanism of SocialResponsibility in Chinese State-ownedCompanies

The concept of corporate social responsibility was origined in the United States in the early 1990 s. This theory is put forward,and quickly caused the widespread attention of various disciplines. With the transition of the planned economy to marketeconomy in our country, most of the enterprises in China will still refuse to take care of the social responsibility and a series ofproblems become the biggest contradiction in China＇s economic development and social development. So it is necessary forChina to slove these problems.

Optimization of the Financial Strategy of Bilibili Barrage Website from the Perspective of Social Responsibility

This paper studies the modern corporate financial strategy from the perspective of corporate social responsibility performance,using the Internet video site Bilibili as an example to analyze,starting with Bilibili’s strategic environment,based on financing,investment,distribution,and social responsibility.This paper comprehensively analyzes its advantages and disadvantages from its financial strategy.Finally,from the perspective of social responsibility,from three aspects of investment,financing,and profit distribution,the authors made optimization suggestions for Bilibili’s financial strategy.

Influence of Board Mechanisms on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures in Nigeria: A Study of Oil and Gas Sector of the Economy

The study examined the influence of board mechanisms on corporate social responsibility disclosure among oil and gas quoted companies in Nigeria for ten(10)years period(2012-2021).Board mechanisms variables of board independence,board size as well as board gender diversity were analyzed to determine their influence on corporate social responsibility disclosures.Data obtained from the financial statement of various sampled companies were suitably analyzed with the help of descriptive statistics,correlation as well as regression analysis by making use of E-view(9.0)econometric packages.Regression result reveals that board independence has significant and negative influence on corporate social responsibility disclosures while board size and board gender diversity have insignificant and negative influence on corporate social responsibility disclosures of various companies.The study therefore arrived at a conclusion that board independence on the board brings about improvement on corporate social responsibility disclosure among quoted oil and gas companies in Nigeria.

解构与重构:重新认识ESG

对ESG的认知分歧与偏离是引发现实中企业ESG实践出现异化和错位的重要原因,推动ESG健康发展亟须深化对ESG的认识。本文深度透视了单一主体视角的评价观、双重主体视角的评价观、单一主体视角的行为观、双重主体视角的行为观等四类ESG定义,从双向影响管理角度和内嵌动力、内容、方式三位一体的构成角度对ESG概念进行了重新界定,认为ESG是以新的方式开展组织运营,是组织意愿、行为和绩效的综合体,是各元素统一于可持续发展目标之下的整体。超越既有的等同论、替代论和协同论观点,从纵向演化和横向比较视角将ESG与企业社会责任的关系重新定位为企业社会责任的高级形态或者企业社会责任实践的高阶范式,认为其在前置理念、核心目标、本质要求和管理内容上较既有企业社会责任形态实现了实质性突破和超越,属于共益均衡型企业社会责任范式,即CSR4.0。在此基础上,从内容边界和行为边界双重视角对ESG范围边界进行了重新界定,提出环境维度、社会维度和治理维度的内容边界界定思路,构建了由底线边界、理想边界、挖潜边界、释能边界和权衡边界构成的ESG行为边界模型。

推进环境、社会和治理与生态环境科学的结合

环境、社会和治理(Environmental,Social and Governance,ESG)是指从环境、社会和公司治理三个维度来评估企业经营的可持续性与对社会价值观念的影响。随着可持续发展与生态文明的理念逐渐成为共识,ESG也成为实践和研究的热点。ESG关注环境和可持续发展,但当前ESG研究与生态环境科学的结合明显不足。简要回顾了中国的ESG实践,并将其自2005年起分为起步阶段(2005—2009年)、发展阶段(2010—2017年)和全面深化阶段(2018年至今)。通过对主流的ESG评价指标体系与联合国可持续发展目标的关系进行分析,发现二者高度相符,表明ESG与生态环境科学联系密切。再根据国内外ESG研究文献分析,发现现有研究多围绕上市公司和金融机构展开,研究者主要来自金融、经济、社会、管理乃至商务等领域,当前ESG研究与生态环境科学存在脱节,总体上与生态环境科学的结合还有待发展和深入。在此基础上,文章指出应尽快推进ESG研究与生态环境科学的结合,并对未来如何开展相关实践与研究进行了展望,以期为生态环境领域学者开展ESG研究提供参考。

社会责任信息披露能否助力企业高质量发展--基于链式多重中介效应分析

基于信息不对称等理论,以我国2011—2021年沪深A股上市企业为研究对象,采用链式多重中介效应模型,探讨社会责任信息披露对企业高质量发展的作用机制。结果表明,社会责任信息披露可通过融资约束和绿色创新间接影响企业高质量发展,其并行、链式中介效应均表现为显著的促进效应;进一步通过异质性检验发现,社会责任信息披露对企业高质量发展的促进作用在重污染企业、民营企业、两职分离企业以及应规披露企业中更为显著;研究结果为社会责任信息披露是实现企业高质量发展的重要因素提供了证据,有助于增进对二者间作用关系的理解,丰富了企业高质量发展的路径研究。

基于扎根理论的员工责任式创新量表开发与验证研究

作为一种新兴创新模式,责任式创新为减少科技创新带来的负面影响提供了新思路。但现有研究对员工责任式创新的概念结构尚未达成统一界定,且缺乏科学明确的测量工具。文章遵循扎根理论分析逻辑,通过半结构化访谈、问卷调查和实证分析等方法,利用NVivo 12、Mplus 8.3等软件,探究了员工责任式创新的概念结构并开发对应量表。结果表明员工责任式创新包含“伦理合规性创新”和“社会需求性创新”两个维度,所开发的包括8个题项的员工责任式创新量表具有较好的信度和效度。同时,在检验员工责任式创新的效标关联效度过程中,发现员工亲社会动机、主动担责角色定义显著正向预测责任式创新,员工道德推脱、领导亲组织非伦理行为显著负向预测员工责任式创新。研究结论丰富了员工责任式创新的概念内涵,可以为责任式创新的相关研究提供有效的测量工具,给责任式创新的管理实践提供参考。

地方铁路引入社会资本的合作机制研究

地方铁路为地方经济和铁路行业的持续发展发挥了重要作用。随着地方政府铁路事权和支出责任的逐步增强,地方铁路建设发展面临着诸多问题。尤其是在引入社会资本时,地方政府与社会资本之间的责任和风险不能合理配置,这极大影响了地方铁路的健康发展。以罗定铁路为案例,通过分析政府为缓解债务压力引入民营资本,却被民营资本套牢又不得不重回政府主导的建设发展历程,阐明铁路实现可持续发展所要遵循的客观规律,进一步总结罗定铁路引入社会资本过程中的经验教训。认为地方政府应树立“有责政府”主体意识,重视铁路的经济属性、资本属性和风险属性,引入社会资本合作时要加强在市场准入、利益分配、风险分担和激励约束等方面的机制建设。

生物医药企业社会责任报告披露质量评价

企业社会责任报告影响企业声誉和市场认可度,利益相关方对企业信息披露的内容和质量要求越来越高,我国企业社会责任报告披露质量还存在不足。本文综合不同社会责任报告评价标准,结合我国实际,构建了包括7个维度的评价体系。依据该体系,以2018-2020年中证800(CSI800)中的27家上市生物医药企业为样本,应用内容分析法和专家打分法对样本企业社会责任报告内容的披露质量进行分析和评价。结果表明,生物医药企业发布社会责任报告数量虽然总体呈上升趋势,但其内容质量总体水平偏低,还存在着对社会责任理念认识不足、披露信息的质量不高、缺乏第三方监督审验等问题。就此提出要加强企业对社会责任理念的理解和认识、落实企业对社会责任治理与管理方面的信息披露、完善企业社会责任报告的编制标准和会计制度及推进社会责任报告规范化和合法化等策略建议。

固定资产加速折旧政策与企业环境社会责任表现

环境资源问题可能制约我国经济可持续发展,而税收政策能够调节经济健康发展、引导企业行为。本文以2010—2019年我国A股上市公司为样本,运用交叠双重差分模型检验了固定资产加速折旧政策变革对企业环境社会责任表现的影响。研究发现,固定资产加速折旧政策有效提升了企业环境社会责任表现;作用渠道探索显示,固定资产投资与绿色研发活动是上述影响发挥作用的重要渠道;异质性分析结果显示,固定资产加速折旧政策对于劳动密集型企业、衰退期企业、位于中西部地区企业和污染行业企业环境社会责任表现的提升效果更为明显。本研究对于引导企业参与环保行为、促进环境社会责任表现具有一定的现实意义。