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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.6.104

Relationship between Corporate Governance and CSR Fit  

Park, Ji Hyon (Department of Arts and Cultural Management, Graduate School, Hongik University)
Shin, Hyung-Deok (School of Business Administration, Hongik University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.6, 2019 , pp. 104-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study has empirically analyzed how far corporate governance and CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) fit are related based on prior research indicating that corporate governance is one of the primary factors. Previous research suggested that there may be different types of CSR fit, but there have been only limited number of empirical studies. This study filled this gap by categorizing CSR fit into three types (functional fit, target fit, and size fit) and investigating whether different types have different effects. We used data from the Corporate Social Responsibility White Paper for the 2009-2012 period, as well as the Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS) index. As a result, we found that there is a negative (-) relationship between corporate governance and CSR fit(${\beta}=-.023$, p<.05). This can be interpreted that companies with weak corporate governance are attempting to increase the trust level of stakeholders and to reduce the uncertainty of CSR through high-CSR-fitted programs. The test results showed that functional fit and target fit both had negative (-) relationships with corporate governance (${\beta}=-.021$, p<.05; ${\beta}=-.016$, p<.1), while size fit did not have a significant correlation with corporate governance (${\beta}=-.005$, p=.511). The results of this study supported the previous studies' suggestions that CSR fit has different effects on each type, indicating a need for further reflection on the relationship between corporate governance and CSR fit. Also, the results of this study showed that corporations should take a strategic approach to operating CSR fit.
Keywords
Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance; CSR Fit; Functional Fit; Target Fit; Size Fit;
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