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Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurial Firms.

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正題名/作者:	Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurial Firms./
作者:	Xu, Yalan.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2020,
面頁冊數:	158 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-01, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-01A.
標題:	Business administration. -
電子資源:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28663057
ISBN:	9798505586426

Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurial Firms.
Xu, Yalan.

Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurial Firms. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020 - 158 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-01, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong), 2020.

This item is not available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

Increasing attention has been paid to corporate social responsibility (CSR) from many walks of life. Despite the rich literature on CSR, most studies have ignored a group of emerging entities: entrepreneurial firms. An entrepreneurial firm refers to an organization that innovates in products or services under uncertain situations, which is quite different from other firms. Paradoxically, while some entrepreneurial firms have embedded social responsibility into their mission, some are criticized for their ethical lapses. Hence, two key questions are addressed in this dissertation: (1) What are the determinants for entrepreneurial firms to invest in CSR? And (2) what is the impact of corporate social performance on financial performance in entrepreneurial firms?In this thesis, Chapter 1 presents the general background of the research and raises two research questions. The research design and contribution of the thesis is briefly introduced in this section. Chapter 1 also provides the organization of the thesis. In Chapter 2, a literature review on CSR in entrepreneurial firms is conducted. An overview on CSR and entrepreneurship is presented respectively. Prior studies on CSR in the context of entrepreneurial firms are then summarized and reviewed. Gaps in the extant literature are identified, which lead to research questions of this thesis.In Chapter 3, the determining factors of CSR investment decisions in entrepreneurial firms are studied. Employing real options logic, both the uncertainties in the external environment and flexibilities of entrepreneurial firms will influence the decisions of CSR investments. The uncertainties in the external market positively affect the decision to engage in CSR practice. In addition, given the specific characteristics of entrepreneurial firms, there is a U-shaped relationship between firm slack resources and the likelihood that the entrepreneurial firms will engage in CSR practices. Moreover, such relationship is moderated by the R&D investment decision and ownership structure of the entrepreneurial firms. This study provides a multi-faceted analysis on the influential factors of CSR decision made in entrepreneurial firms, which explores the specific pattern of CSR investment decision in such context. The application of real options perspective also enables the integration of specific characteristics of entrepreneurial firms into CSR decision making process.Chapter 4 explores the impact of corporate social performance (CSP) on financial performance of entrepreneurial firms (CFP). Adopting the Yin-Yang balancing perspective, a dynamic model is developed for the relationship between CSP and CFP. Through the Yin-Yang balancing mechanism, an S-curved relationship is proposed for the CSP-CFP relations in entrepreneurial firms. Furthermore, the moderating roles of R&D activities and firm size are accounted for, which takes characteristics of entrepreneurial firms into account. The mechanism through which CSP exerts influence on CFP is explored in this study. Besides, the empirical findings extend the understanding of CSP-CFP relationship and provides insights for entrepreneurs.In Chapter 5, main findings of the thesis are concluded. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed in this section. The limitations of the thesis and future directions are also listed, and conclusion is drawn in the last chapter.

ISBN: 9798505586426Subjects--Topical Terms:

3168311
Business administration.
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Corporate social responsibility

Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurial Firms.
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520 $a Increasing attention has been paid to corporate social responsibility (CSR) from many walks of life. Despite the rich literature on CSR, most studies have ignored a group of emerging entities: entrepreneurial firms. An entrepreneurial firm refers to an organization that innovates in products or services under uncertain situations, which is quite different from other firms. Paradoxically, while some entrepreneurial firms have embedded social responsibility into their mission, some are criticized for their ethical lapses. Hence, two key questions are addressed in this dissertation: (1) What are the determinants for entrepreneurial firms to invest in CSR? And (2) what is the impact of corporate social performance on financial performance in entrepreneurial firms?In this thesis, Chapter 1 presents the general background of the research and raises two research questions. The research design and contribution of the thesis is briefly introduced in this section. Chapter 1 also provides the organization of the thesis. In Chapter 2, a literature review on CSR in entrepreneurial firms is conducted. An overview on CSR and entrepreneurship is presented respectively. Prior studies on CSR in the context of entrepreneurial firms are then summarized and reviewed. Gaps in the extant literature are identified, which lead to research questions of this thesis.In Chapter 3, the determining factors of CSR investment decisions in entrepreneurial firms are studied. Employing real options logic, both the uncertainties in the external environment and flexibilities of entrepreneurial firms will influence the decisions of CSR investments. The uncertainties in the external market positively affect the decision to engage in CSR practice. In addition, given the specific characteristics of entrepreneurial firms, there is a U-shaped relationship between firm slack resources and the likelihood that the entrepreneurial firms will engage in CSR practices. Moreover, such relationship is moderated by the R&D investment decision and ownership structure of the entrepreneurial firms. This study provides a multi-faceted analysis on the influential factors of CSR decision made in entrepreneurial firms, which explores the specific pattern of CSR investment decision in such context. The application of real options perspective also enables the integration of specific characteristics of entrepreneurial firms into CSR decision making process.Chapter 4 explores the impact of corporate social performance (CSP) on financial performance of entrepreneurial firms (CFP). Adopting the Yin-Yang balancing perspective, a dynamic model is developed for the relationship between CSP and CFP. Through the Yin-Yang balancing mechanism, an S-curved relationship is proposed for the CSP-CFP relations in entrepreneurial firms. Furthermore, the moderating roles of R&D activities and firm size are accounted for, which takes characteristics of entrepreneurial firms into account. The mechanism through which CSP exerts influence on CFP is explored in this study. Besides, the empirical findings extend the understanding of CSP-CFP relationship and provides insights for entrepreneurs.In Chapter 5, main findings of the thesis are concluded. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed in this section. The limitations of the thesis and future directions are also listed, and conclusion is drawn in the last chapter.
520 $a 社会各界对企业社会责任（CSR）赋予越来越多的关注与重视。尽管对企业社会责任的研究成果丰富，已有的大多数研究忽略了一个重要的新兴主体：创业公司。创业公司是指那些在不确定和高风险的情况下进行创新型产品生产或提供创新型服务的组织，它们区别于其他的公司类型。矛盾的是，尽管一些创业公司重视其社会责任，并将对社会负责融入到企业使命当中，与此同时另一些创业公司却对社会责任视而不见，甚至因为它们的不道德和对社会不负责任的行为而受到广泛地批评。基于文献的空白和现实存在的矛盾现象，这篇论文主要研究两个问题：（1）影响创业公司进行企业社会责任投资的决定性因素是什么？（2）在创业公司中，企业社会绩效对财务绩效有什么影响效用？在本文中，第一章介绍了研究背景并提出了研究问题。这一章节对研究设计和本文的贡献也进行了简单的介绍。第二章是对创业公司中的企业社会责任研究的文献综述。本章首先对企业社会责任和创业的文献进行了简单的回顾，并对创业公司环境中的企业社会责任研究进行了整理和总结。本章还提出了现有文献存在的研究空白，基于这些研究空白本文提出了研究问题。本文包含两个实证研究，以中国上市创业公司为研究样本，探究了其于 2010-2017 年期间企业社会责任投资的影响因素及其社会绩效对财务表现的影响作用。在第三章中，第一个实证研究主要探讨了影响创业公司进行企业社会责任投资的影响因素。该研究运用期权理论来解释创业公司社会责任实践投资的机制。期权理论的核心是不确定性，而企业社会责任投资可以被视为一种期权投资。因此，外部的不确定性，即制度环境的发育程度，会影响创业公司社会责任的投资决定。而这一关系将被创业企业的国家所有权调节，因为具有国家投资支持的创业企业所面临的外部不确定性比那些私有的创业公司更小。此外，因为大多数创业公司拥有有限的资源和能力，所以内部资产配置的灵活性对企业的生存和市场竞争至关重要。而企业社会责任投资是一种影响公司资源配置灵活性的承诺性投资。因此，创业公司的冗余资源作为公司灵活性的衡量指标，与创业公司进行社会责任期权投资的可能性之间存在一个U 形关系。这一关系将被企业研发（R&D）投资决策调节，因为创业公司的有限资源灵活性使企业不得不在社会责任和研发的投资中做出权衡和选择。该研究对创业公司中企业社会责任相关决策的影响因素进行了多层面的分析。此外，本研究对期权理论的应用将创业公司的特征融入了企业社会责任的决策过程中。在第四章中，第二个实证研究主要探索创业公司中社会绩效对财务绩效的影响作用。不同于以往的文献所采用的理论视角，本研究采用了阴阳平衡的观点，认为企业的社会和财务绩效是相生相克的整体，它们共同构成了衡量创业公司成功与否的标准。在阴阳平衡理论的框架下，本研究认为，创业公司的企业社会绩效和财务绩效之间存在一个S 形关系，该关系在社会和财务绩效的不断冲突和互补过程中动态变化。本研究还认为创业公司的研发活动和企业规模将调节社会绩效和财务绩效之间的关系。本研究探究了企业社会绩效对财务绩效的影响机制。同时，本研究的实证结果拓展了对传统的社会绩效与财务绩效关系的认识，并为创业者提供了指导。第五章总结了本文的主要发现并讨论了实证结果的理论和实践意义。本章还探讨了本文的局限性和未来的研究方向。.
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