Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9164
Title: The Corporate Social Performance of Developing Country Multinationals
Authors: Zyglidopoulos, Stelios C. 
Williamson, Peter James 
Symeou, Pavlos C. 
metadata.dc.contributor.other: Συμεού, Παύλος
Major Field of Science: Social Sciences
Field Category: Economics and Business
Keywords: Corporate Social Performance;Developing Country Multinationals
Issue Date: 1-Jul-2016
Source: Business Ethics Quarterly, 2016, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 379-406
Volume: 26
Issue: 3
Start page: 379
End page: 406
DOI: 10.1017/beq.2016.41
Journal: Business Ethics Quarterly 
Abstract: In this article, we explore the Corporate Social Performance (CSP) of Developing Country Multinationals (DMNCs). We argue that in competing internationally, DMNCs often face both reputation and legitimacy deficits, which they address by improving their CSP. We develop a series of hypotheses to explain the variation in CSP between DMNCs and domestic-only firms from developing countries and also examine variations in CSP between DMNCs depending on the extent of their multinationality and portfolio of host countries. Our findings support all our hypotheses, which suggest that DMNCs display enhanced levels of CSP compared to their domestic-only counterparts. CSP is also found to be positively related to the DMNCs' degree of multinationality, but with a declining incremental impact, whereas entry into developed markets leads to a greater improvement in DMNCs' CSP than expansion into developing markets. We highlight the implications of our findings for managers and researchers.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9164
ISSN: 1052150X
DOI: 10.1017/beq.2016.41
Rights: © Cambridge University Press
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Glasgow 
University of Cambridge 
Cyprus University of Technology 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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