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Corporate Social Responsibility in Oligopoly

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Constantine Manasakis () (Department of Economics, University of Crete, Greece)
Evangelos Mitrokostas () (Department of Economics, University of Crete)
Emmanuel Petrakis () (Department of Economics, University of Crete, Greece)

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This paper studies firms owners' incentives to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in an oligopolistic market, in a strategic delegation and vertical product differentiation context. Firms' owners have the opportunity to hire "socially responsible" managers and delegate to them CSR effort and market competition decisions. In equilibrium, both owners employ socially responsible managers. The strategic behavior of owners to hire socially responsible managers increases both output and profits. The societal consequences of Corporate Social Responsibility are also discussed.

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Paper provided by University of Crete, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 0707.

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Length: 22 pages
Date of creation: 10 Jun 2006
Date of revision: 15 Jan 2007
Handle: RePEc:crt:wpaper:0707

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Keywords: Oligopoly; Vertical Product Differentiation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategic Managerial D;

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L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility

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  1. Evangelos Mitrokostas & Emmanuel Petrakis, 2008. "Private CSR Activities in Oligopolistic Markets: Is there any room for Regulation?," Working Papers 0816, University of Crete, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Leonardo Becchetti & Benjamin Huybrechts, 2008. "The Dynamics of Fair Trade as a Mixed-form Market," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 81(4), pages 733-750, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Claudia Alves & Luís Santos-Pinto, 2008. "A Theory of Corporate Social Responsibility in Oligopolistic Markets," Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'Econométrie et d'Economie politique (DEEP) 09.04, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, DEEP. [Downloadable!]
  4. Markus Kitzmueller, 2008. "Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility," Economics Working Papers ECO2008/37, European University Institute. [Downloadable!]
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