Does engaging in corporate social responsibility related activities enhance the stock performance of Asian firms?

• Main Authors: Song, Wei-Hern., Hui, Wei-Lun., Lim, Benjamin Xu-Zhi.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance; DRNTU::Business::Finance::Equity
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51306
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gains momentum in Asia, this paper examines how CSR affects Asian firms’ stock performance. A quantitative research using secondary data from Thomson Reuters ASSET4 and Worldscope shows that there is insufficient evidence to establish a bivariate relationship...