National Stakeholder Orientation, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Bank Loan Cost

Yan-Leung Cheung; Weiqiang Tan; Wenming Wang

doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3140-8

National Stakeholder Orientation, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Bank Loan Cost

Yan-Leung Cheung, Weiqiang Tan, Wenming Wang^*

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Based on a sample of firms from 20 countries around the world, this study investigates how the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and bank loan pricing is affected by the degree of national stakeholder orientation. We find that firms with superior CSR performance are more likely to enjoy lower loan costs in more stakeholder-oriented countries than are their counterparts in less stakeholder-oriented countries. This study contributes to the CSR literature by highlighting the importance of national institutional environments in determining the economic consequences of CSR practices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	505-524
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume	150
Issue number	2
Early online date	6 Apr 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3140-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2018

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Business and International Management
General Business,Management and Accounting
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Economics and Econometrics
Law

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Bank loan pricing
Corporate social responsibility
National stakeholder orientation

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