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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.2017318

The impact of corporate social responsibility on the sustainable financial performance of Italian firms: mediating role of firm reputation

Ye Feng
Rabia Akram
Vu Minh Hieu
Nguyen Hoang Tien


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Abstract

This research examines the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) dimensions (employee, customer, community, and environment) on the sustainable business performance of the
manufacturing industry. Manifestly, the mediating impact of firm
reputation is also analyzed between CSR and sustainable business
performance. In doing so, we have collected primary data from
Italian manufacturing firm’s employees using simple random sampling. Smart-PLS was used to test the reliability of the covariates
and relationships among the variables. The results revealed that
CSR has a positive association with firm reputation and sustainable business performance. The findings also indicated that firm
reputation has a significant and positive association with sustainable business performance. Moreover, firm’s reputation plays a
positive and significant mediating role between CSR and sustainable business performance. These results provide valuable
recommendations.

Keywords

Corporate social responsibility; sustainable business performance; firm reputation; manufacturing organizations

Hrčak ID:

302770

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/302770

Publication date:

31.3.2023.

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