Journal article
Corporate Giving Behavior and Decision: Maker Social Consciousness
Journal of business ethics, Vol.19(4), pp.375-383
05/01/1999
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006080417909
Abstract
This paper investigates why some companies give to charity and others do not. The study uncovers a strong relationship between the personal attitudes of the charitable decision maker and the firm's giving behavior. This relationship indicates that the human element of personal attitudes may interact and play a very important role in a firm's decision to become involved with philanthropic activities. The study also shows that firms who have a history of giving to charity cite altruistic motives for their behavior. On the other hand, firms that do not give to charity tend to use business reasons to explain their non-involvement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Corporate Giving Behavior and Decision: Maker Social Consciousness
- Creators
- Leland Campbell - Bentley UniversityCharles S. Gulas - Bentley UniversityThomas S. Gruca - Bentley University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of business ethics, Vol.19(4), pp.375-383
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- DOI
- 10.1023/A:1006080417909
- ISSN
- 0167-4544
- eISSN
- 1573-0697
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/1999
- Academic Unit
- Marketing
- Record Identifier
- 9984380512902771
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