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Financial and Non Financial Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility

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  • Faris Nasif AL- Shubiri
  • Abedalfattah Zuhair Al-Abedallat
  • Marwan Mohammad Abu Orabi

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Accounting, economic, social and political, and slack resources theories provide different perspectives to addressing corporate social responsibility in relation to disclosure, corporate financial performance e.t.c. This paper aims to identify the determinants financial and non financial of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Jordan .The annual reports determine a sample of 60 industrial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange for a period from 2006 to 2010 in Jordan were used as a basis for the study. The results of the analysis imply that companies that are expected to be large in size firm, age of firm, maintaining growth and are highly leveraged are more likely to voluntary disclose social responsibility information. The result lends partial support to agency and political economy theories

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  • Faris Nasif AL- Shubiri & Abedalfattah Zuhair Al-Abedallat & Marwan Mohammad Abu Orabi, 2012. "Financial and Non Financial Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(8), pages 1001-1012.
  • Handle: RePEc:asi:aeafrj:v:2:y:2012:i:8:p:1001-1012:id:946
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    Keywords

    Corporate social responsibility; Annual reports of Jordan; Legitimacy Theory;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion

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