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Corporate ethical identity as determinant of firm performance : a test of the mediating role of stakeholder satisfaction

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  • Berrone, Pascual Alberto
  • Surroca Aguilar, Jorge
  • Tribo Gine, José Antonio

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In this article, we empirically assess the impact of the Corporate Ethical Identity (CEI) on the firm's financial performance. Drawing on formulation of both normative and instrumental stakeholder theory, we argue that firms with a strong ethical identity achieve greater degree of stakeholder satisfaction, which in turn, positively influence the firms' financial performance. We further analyze two different dimensions of the CEI of firms: corporate revealed ethics and corporate applied ethics. Our results indicate that while revealed ethics has informational worth and enhance shareholder value, applied ethics has a positive impact through the improvement of stakeholder satisfaction. However, revealed ethics by itself (i.e. decoupled from ethical initiatives) is not sufficient to boost economic performance.

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  • Berrone, Pascual Alberto & Surroca Aguilar, Jorge & Tribo Gine, José Antonio, 2005. "Corporate ethical identity as determinant of firm performance : a test of the mediating role of stakeholder satisfaction," DEE - Working Papers. Business Economics. WB wb053108, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía de la Empresa.
    • Handle: RePEc:cte:wbrepe:wb053108
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