Corporate social responsibility recognition and support for the arts: Evidence from European financial institutions |
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Authors: | Domenico Campa Evy Wilhelmina Anna Zijlmans |
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Institution: | 1. International University of Monaco, INSEEC U Research Center, 2, Avenue Albert II, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco;2. Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland |
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Abstract: | This research investigates whether financial institutions that have gained a good reputation in relation to their CSR activities also engage in significant corporate support for the arts (CSA). Using a sample composed of the 42 largest listed European financial institutions, data from 2004 to 2013 (i.e., 420 firm-year observations) and manually collected CSA disclosure information, our findings indicate that entities rewarded for their CSR initiatives are also those that engage in significant CSA. We also find that CSA disclosure reported in the social reports of financial institutions is a predictor for the attainment of a CSR award, whereas that reported in annual reports is not. Our findings suggest that annual and social reports have a different informative relevance, at least in relation to CSR initiatives in the form of CSA, for the stakeholders of financial institutions. Thus, our results provide useful insights for companies’ communication strategies showing, for example, that social reports are the best channel to communicate about CSA. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author Corporate support for the arts Corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility awards Financial institutions |
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