Legitimacy, visibility, and the antecedents of corporate social performance : an investigation of the instrumental perspective

• Main Authors: Chiu, Shih-Chi, Sharfman, Mark
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94101; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7911
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Using institutional theory as the foundation, this study examines the role of organizational visibility from a variety of sources (i.e., slack visibility, industry visibility, and visibility to multiple stakeholders) in influencing corporate social performance (CSP). The conceptual framework offers...