CSR violations among domestic and foreign firms: a study of environmental misconduct in the United States

Miller, Stewart; Khan, Sarfraz; Xu, Kefeng; Eden, Lorraine

Abstract

The present study develops a theoretical framework to examine local media coverage of CSR violations by domestic and foreign firms. Specifically, we draw upon expectancy violation theory and the ingroup-outgroup literature to examine how foreignness influences the likelihood of local media coverage following environmental misconduct and whether foreignness moderates the effect of CSR reputation on local media coverage. Using firm-level data on environmental violations in the United States, we find support for our hypotheses, thus contributing to the corporate social responsibility and liability of foreignness literatures and providing new insights for the liability of good reputation literature.

Citation

Miller, S., Khan, S., Xu, K., & Eden, L. (2023). CSR violations among domestic and foreign firms: a study of environmental misconduct in the United States. In A. Goerzen (Ed.), Research Handbook on International Corporate Social Responsibility (138-151). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207040.00016

• Publication Date: Nov 10, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 11, 2024
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Pages: 138-151
• Series Title: Research Handbooks in Business and Management
• Book Title: Research Handbook on International Corporate Social Responsibility
• Chapter Number: 10
• ISBN: 9781802207033
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207040.00016
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2407792