RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Payoffs to Social and Environmental Performance
JF The Journal of Investing
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 48
OP 52
DO 10.3905/joi.2005.580548
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Marc Orlitzky
YR 2005
UL https://pm-research.com/content/14/3/48.abstract
AB More and more managers believe socially and environmentally responsible organizational actions pay off financially. Many academic researchers do not share this belief. They tend to assume corporate social responsibility must be considered a cost factor, because it has no counterbalancing positive impact on employees, investors, customers, and many other stakeholders. This article summarizes the empirical evidence accumulated to date and concludes which side seems to be right.