Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2019
Abstract
Previous research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) has focused on corporate reputation (CR) and corporate financial performance (CFP), showing a high correlation between both. While most researchers primarily focus on CSR, our research examines the other side of the coin; corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) and provides findings that counter previous thought. We contribute to the existing literature by showing that CSI has a non-significant impact on corporate financial performance, as measured by market value, while concurrently being negatively correlated to corporate reputation. Further, we show social media, as measured by the Social Media Sustainability Index (SMSI), a measure studied infrequently thus far in the literature, mediates the relationship between CSI and market value. This relationship between social media and financial performance is further strengthened when companies actively engage in other CSR activities that “fit” their image. From a practical standpoint, when companies “misbehave” our research reveals how to mitigate those effects in regards to financial performance.
Recommended Citation
Alhoqail, S. A., Cho, H. Y., & Floyd, K. (2019). How social media communications can mitigate negative impacts of corporate social irresponsibility on corporate financial performance? Academy of Marketing Studies Journal 23(4). https://www.abacademies.org/articles/how-social-media-communications-can-mitigate-negative-impacts-of-corporate-social-irresponsibility-on-corporate-financial-performa-8628.html
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Comments
This article was originally published in Academy of Marketing Studies Journal, volume 23, issue 4, in 2019.
Dr. Kristopher Floyd's last name is misspelled as "Floyed" within the article.